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Auditor Generals Report On The Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program – Key Findings

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While some aspects of the Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program are effective, there are significant weaknesses in the Program’s control and monitoring processes that can allow abuse or misuse of prescription drugs to continue undetected. Improvements are needed to address these issues. There was adequate attendance at meetings of the Board and Practice Review Committee;… Continue reading Auditor Generals Report On The Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program – Key Findings

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Over 56 People Dead In Halifax Due To Accidental Prescription Drug Overdose In 2 Years ! – N.S. Medical Examiner

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John Munro Talks On Maritime Morning About The Loss of His Daughter & Bedford Community Meeting On RX Drug Abuse

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Kristin Dowling’s RX Drug Addiction & Recovery – Global News

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All of the medications Kristin abused and sold were paid for by Nova Scotia Pharmacare which is funded by our tax dollars. So if you think prescription drug abuse does not affect you , think again ! Click Here For More On Kristin Dowling’s Story <————— The Mess At Mudcreek Medical <—————-

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Poster For Bedford Community Meeting – Please Share and Print !

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Nova Scotia Dept. of Education Says “Only a very small percentage of high school students abuse prescription drugs”.

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It has been over one year since the prescription drug abuse epidemic in the Annapolis Valley hit the media. Since then I have been contacted from parents all over Nova Scotia who have lost their children to accidental prescription drug overdoses. Most common Dilaudid or Methadone. I have voiced my concerns to the Minister of… Continue reading Nova Scotia Dept. of Education Says “Only a very small percentage of high school students abuse prescription drugs”.

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Purdue Pharma’s Hand Seems To Be In Everyones Pocket

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In Canada we have the Canadian Guideline For The Safe And Effective Use Of Opioids For Chronic Non Cancer Pain. In November 2007, the National Opioid Use Guideline Group (NOUGG) formed under the umbrella of the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC) with support and/or representation from all provincial and territorial medical regulatory… Continue reading Purdue Pharma’s Hand Seems To Be In Everyones Pocket

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CBC Info Morning Tackles Prescription Monitoring And The Annapolis Valley

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– Denise Pellerin , Manager of Prescription Monitoring – Nadene Wentzell , Former Federal RX Narcotics Inspector Denise seems a little too confident for my liking . Too many lives lost for this to be working properly !

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Kentville Police Chief Calls For Action Almost 3 Years Ago !!!!

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On January 15th it will be 3 years since Chief Mander wrote the letter below . The aspect of diversion has still not been addressed and no doctors have been held accountable in the Annapolis Valley. We continue to fight it from a reactive approach with methadone and let the doctors write script after script… Continue reading Kentville Police Chief Calls For Action Almost 3 Years Ago !!!!

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Annapolis Valley Pop. Seeks Help For Prescription Drugs More Than Alcohol And Nicotine COMBINED!

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More and more people in Sudbury and northeastern Ontario are looking for help with a prescription drug addiction. Five years ago more than 200 people in the region called the province’s Drug and Alcohol Helpline for help with prescription painkillers. That number has more than doubled — to almost 550 people. Cam McTaggart, an intake… Continue reading Annapolis Valley Pop. Seeks Help For Prescription Drugs More Than Alcohol And Nicotine COMBINED!