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• Doctor accused of prescribing 50,000 opioid pills to one patient allowed to practise again

  Dr. Sarah Jones was acquitted on criminal charges related to overprescribing. She has now reached a settlement agreement with the College of Physicians and Surgeons.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2019
• Nova Scotia doctor charged with trafficking oxycodone pleads not guilty

  Trial dates have been set for Feb. 21 to 28 and March 1 to 7.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2016
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• Feds won’t require potent opioids to be tamper-resistant

  Health Canada doesn't think requiring potent painkillers to be tamper-resistant will have a significant effect on their misuse and abuse in Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2016
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• Drug charges against N.S. doctor has non-profit raising big questions

  The questions have been raised after a doctor in Tantallon was recently charged with drug trafficking.

  Crime

  Mar 7, 2016
• Nova Scotia doctor charged for prescribing 50,000 oxycodone pills to a patient: police

  A Nova Scotia doctor is facing numerous charges after police allege she prescribed more than 50,000 oxycodone pills to a patient who did not receive them.

  Crime

  Feb 24, 2016
• ‘I don’t want to live this life forever’: Your stories on opioid addiction

  Readers share their stories of struggling with opioid use, abuse and addiction.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 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
• RCMP seize over 10,000 prescription pills, charge Alberta man

  Mounties have seized more than 10,000 prescription pills from a home in Red Deer, Alta.

  Crime

  Jun 25, 2015
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• Opposition calls for action on Ontario opioid deaths

  Ontario needs to rethink the way it treats addiction and pain if it wants to tackle a worsening prescription opioid health crisis, critics say.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2014
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• 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