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What We Can Learn From a Tiny Baltic Country’s Two-Decade Fentanyl Crisis

January 6, 2020 admin addiction, Estonia, fentanyl crisis, Harm Reduction, Opioids

Credit to Author: Aliide Naylor| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 20:44:06 +0000

A look at the opioid problem in Estonia suggests that in some parts of the U.S. and Canada, fentanyl is likely to replace heroin for good. The country’s experience also offers a few workable solutions.

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Daphne Bramham: Self-governing pharmacists or government? Who should keep bad health professionals in line?

December 16, 2019 admin addiction, BC, british columbia politics, columnists, Drugs, HEALTH, local health, local news, men, Opioids, overdose, politics, Seniors, Women

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 01:10:29 +0000

OPINION: It took nearly three years to discipline one particular pharmacist who was breaking the rules. Clearly, something isn’t working.

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Daphne Bramham: Complexity of recovery home rules mixes the good with the bad

December 13, 2019 admin Abbotsford, addiction, BC government, british columbia politics, columnists, Crime, Downtown Eastside, family & child, fentanyl, local health, local news, men, Opioids, politics, Surrey, vancouver, Women

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 23:07:09 +0000

B.C.’s rules for addiction recovery houses are so opaque that even one of the largest care providers didn’t know that it needed to register.

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Daphne Bramham: More oversight and enforcement needed at addictions recovery houses

December 11, 2019 admin addiction, BC government, columnists, Crime, family & child, fentanyl, fraser health, HEALTH, local health, local news, men, national, politics, vancouver coastal health, Women

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 02:41:37 +0000

OPINION: New regulations and enforcement power doesn’t begin to attack the problem of unregistered and unlicensed addictions recovery houses that purport to provide supportive care.

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‘Drugs Without the Trip’ Might Be Peak Silicon Valley

December 9, 2019 admin addiction, ibogaine, medicinal psychedelics, microdosing, mind, psychedelic research

Credit to Author: Katie Way| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:04:58 +0000

Healthcare startups hope that blunting the hallucinatory effects of psychedelics could open up the public to their medical potential.

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Daphne Bramham: 'Terrible, terrible tragedy' at Surrey recovery home should have been preventable

December 5, 2019 admin addiction, BC, BC government, columnists, Crime, Drugs, fentanyl, local health, local news, men, Opioids, overdose, politics, Surrey, Women

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:33:27 +0000

At the house on 138A Street where the most recent death occurred, there were 11 substantiated complaints. Only one was dealt with, according to the most recent report posted on the Assisted Living Registry’s website.

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Daphne Bramham: Time for a serious debate about how to deal with the opioid crisis

November 29, 2019 admin addiction, British Columbia, british columbia politics, Canada, canadian politics, columnists, Crime, Drugs, fentanyl, Government of Canada, local news, national, Opioids, overdose, politics, Portugal, vancouver

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 23:22:53 +0000

OPINION: Words are being weaponized and battle lines drawn in the fight to address the continuing opioid overdose crisis. But what’s needed is a serious debate involving all of us.

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'Toxic drug supply' to blame for Island man's overdose death, says family

November 13, 2019 admin addiction, b.c. coroners service, courtenay, Drugs, fentanyl, local news, vancouver island

Credit to Author: Lora Grindlay| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 19:45:11 +0000

‘It’s a poisoning from a toxic drug supply provided by organized crime, the sole provider of toxic drugs to millions of Canadians. It’s not an overdose crisis. It’s a toxic-drug-supply crisis’

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