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W5’s Victor Malareck talks with Jordi Morgan about RX drug abuse in the Annapolis Valley

Events · Video

W5’s Prescription for Tragedy – Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

In recent years, the number of addictions and deaths resulting from prescription drugs in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley has grown to crisis proportions. Premiering this Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, W5’s “PRESCRIPTION FOR TRAGEDY” investigates the prescription pill epidemic in this Canadian community, the growing number of kids and adults using… Continue reading W5’s Prescription for Tragedy – Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

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Kyle Fredericks Escapes Custody AGAIN

Kyle Fredericks was charged with trafficking ecstasy in 2008 . That charged was lessened to possession and he was put on probation. In 2012 he is charged with criminal negligence causing death and trafficking hydromorphone. He shows up to court 4 times with no lawyer pushing the plea date ahead. After finally submitting  a plea… Continue reading Kyle Fredericks Escapes Custody AGAIN

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Talbot House and Crosbie House choose another path to methadone treatment – CBC Radio

You can change your life with an addiction treatment program that works. It is not Malibu or a celebrity rehab centre. It is a comfortable and private place serving great food in a contemporary setting with medical care by experienced physicians and knowledgeable staff who understand addiction. What sets Crosbie apart is the contagious energy… Continue reading Talbot House and Crosbie House choose another path to methadone treatment – CBC Radio

Ideas to think about · Opinions

Rx Drug Epidemic Needs Collective Action – Leo Glavine , Liberal Health Critic

In March of 2011 I was asked by several Valley citizens to become involved with taking action on the prescription drug issue. There were parents, grandparents, sisters and brothers who had been impacted by the problem; one that had already claimed 14 lives in the Valley during 2010 alone. In addition it was destroying the… Continue reading Rx Drug Epidemic Needs Collective Action – Leo Glavine , Liberal Health Critic

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What treatment options are available for opiate dependant Nova Scotians? – CBC INFO A.M.

 

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Bridgewater man charged with prescription drug trafficking – Chronicle Herald

A Bridgewater man who had a young man fatally overdose in his apartment and then lost his girlfriend to drugs has been charged with trafficking a prescription medication. Kevin Leroy Wheaton, 47, is due to appear in Bridgewater provincial court on Nov. 7. The charge came after a 10-month investigation by Bridgewater Police Service with help… Continue reading Bridgewater man charged with prescription drug trafficking – Chronicle Herald

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A Nova Scotia mother shares a heart-breaking story about her son’s addiction to prescription drugs – CBC