David Juurlink

• Markham, Ont. restaurant cleared to reopen after diners become sick: York Region top doctor

  On Monday, York Region Public Health said it was investigating what had happened at Delight Restaurant & BBQ over the weekend after several diners became sick.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2022
  
• This popular painkiller is surging in Canada, and one doctor is sounding the alarm

  Tramadol prescriptions have risen 30 per cent between 2012-2016 in Canada.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2017
  
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• Opioid use taking toll in Ontario with hundreds of overdose deaths: report

  A study has found the use of prescription opioids varies dramatically across Ontario, but overall the potent and addictive drugs are responsible for hundreds of overdose deaths in the province.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2016
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• Half of fentanyl prescriptions don’t follow safety guidelines

  A study found half of the patients being started on fentanyl in Manitoba are being prescribed the drug unsafely.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2016
• Prescription to die for: Study finds ‘exceptional’ death rates among opioid patients

  Patients put on high doses of opioids are 24 times more likely to die because of them than people prescribed lower doses of the drugs, a new study finds.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2015
• Opioids kill hundreds of Canadians a year. Why are doctors still prescribing so many?

  Prescription opioids kill hundreds of Canadians a year. Why are doctors still prescribing so many?

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2015
• UPDATED: Opioids killing more Ontarians than ever, coroner’s numbers show

  Preliminary 2013 data from Ontario's coroner indicates these powerful drugs are killing more people each year - and the usual suspects are being replaced by drugs that are just as addictive and even more potent.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2014
• Health Minister considers requiring some drugs be ‘tamper-resistant’

  Health Minister Rona Ambrose wants your feedback on a proposed regulation that would require easily abused drugs to be tamper-resistant.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2014
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• OxyContin prescriptions rose at border when taken off US market: study

  <span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;">With only a few weeks until the original patent expires in Canada, a new study says OxyContin prescriptions increased significantly near the border following its replacement with a tamper-resistant formula in the U.S.</span>

  Nov 13, 2012