Study Shows More Americans Are Mixing Opioids And Sedatives
The opioid crisis has alerted health officials for the past years, but new research shows there’s something worse than that….
Taking Patients Off Opioids Rapidly Could Do More Harm Than Good
According to the latest reports coming from Reuters Health, forcing patients to get off opioid painkillers could sometimes have worse…
Sudbury Addictions Specialist at New Chronic Pain Clinic Hopes to Reduce Opioid Usage
Sudbury addictions specialist Dr. Mike Franklyn explains that the Health Sciences North’s new chronic pain clinic will help with the…
The Majority of Fatal Overdose Victims in B.C. Are Men, Shows BC Coroners Report
A report released on 27 September by the BC Coroners Service shows that most of the British Columbians who died…
Common Drugs Increase the Risk of an Opioid Overdose by Five Times
The US opioid crisis keeps on making more victims, accounting for almost two-thirds of all overdose deaths. However, a study…
Seattle’s Bay Mussels Contain Traces Of Opioids
It seems that even mussels are affected by the opioid crisis. Scientists have been tracking pollution for some time and…
It’s the Legal ‘Drugs’ That Harm Us More Than the Illegal Ones, Claim Researchers
Illegal drugs cause many deaths each year, but it’s the legal addictions that cause more death, says a new review….