Prescription Opioid Addiction
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Prescription to die for: Study finds ‘exceptional’ death rates among opioid patientsPatients 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.CanadaAug 20, 2015
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Reality Check: What’s the evidence behind Harper’s anti-drug strategy?The "data's mixed" on supervised injection sites, Stephen Harper says. What does the evidence say works -- and doesn't work -- when it comes to battling drug abuse and addiction?CanadaAug 11, 2015
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