‘Prescription trigger happy’: Opioids being dispensed at alarming rate
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‘Prescription trigger happy’: Opioids being dispensed at alarming rate
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November 23, 2017
The number of opioid prescriptions issued in Manitoba is increasing, and some people are using the upward trend as a way to take advantage of the system. Prescription pads in the province are being utilized frequently, and a local doctor said that not everyone is using their prescribed opioids to treat pain. Global's Timm Bruch reports.
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‘Prescription trigger happy’: Opioids being dispensed at alarming rate
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November 23, 2017
The number of opioid prescriptions issued in Manitoba is increasing, and some people are using the upward trend as a way to take advantage of the system. Prescription pads in the province are being utilized frequently, and a local doctor said that not everyone is using their prescribed opioids to treat pain. Global's Timm Bruch reports.
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