Methadone

• “Significant” amount of methadone stolen in North End robbery

  Winnipeg police are warning of a "significant quantity" of methadone stolen Monday afternoon.

  Crime

  Sep 13
  
• Penticton pharmacist faces $20k fine, suspension following investigations

  Her pharmacy has previously been in the news because an underage employee died of a methadone overdose.

  Nov 3, 2020
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• Halifax woman raises concern over prisoner access to health care in N.S.

  But the clinical director for offender health services in Nova Scotia defends the health-care access inmates have at the Burnside facility.

  Health

  Feb 4, 2020
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• Brampton mother says pharmacy misfilled baby’s prescription with strong opioid

  “Even if I gave her a few drops, this could have killed her.”

  Health

  Dec 13, 2019
• Fentanyl testing strips distributed at Saskatoon’s Mayfair Drugs

  U of S pharmacy and medical students joined forces to bring fentanyl testing strips to Saskatoon, offering a solution to the high amount of overdoses in the province.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2019
• New Alberta clinic is tailored to South Asian people addicted to opioids

  An Edmonton psychiatrist feels certain factors put the South Asian community at greater risk for opioid addiction. He's opened a new culturally sensitive clinic.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2019
• Sask. NDP says opioid therapy physician shortage creating a crisis

  Two Regina physicians who could prescribe opioid assistance therapy had their licenses revoked by the professional regulator, affecting 700 patients.

  Health

  May 2, 2019
• Two Regina doctors charged for improperly prescribing methadone

  Two Regina doctors have been charged with improperly prescribing methadone by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019
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• Man arrested after drugs, stolen property seized from Amherst business

  The man has been released and is scheduled to appear in Amherst court on March 11.

  Crime

  Jan 5, 2019
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• Could more methadone be the answer to Saskatoon Correctional Centre overdoses?

  A Saskatoon-based methadone manager says he's not surprised to hear that there have been nine overdoses in November at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2018