Tag: addiction
Opioid Narcotics – Who is telling us the truth?
The article by Laurent LePierres in the Herald Opinions on 5/18/12, contained gross misinformation and was a mischaracterization of the disease of addiction. It is a blatant insult to the victims of addiction and their families to imply that those who have become addicted from prescription opioids would have become addicts anyway and that this has… Continue reading Opioid Narcotics – Who is telling us the truth?
CBC Info A.M. Interviews A R.X. Drug Addict Who Buys His Methadone Off The Street
Kristin Dowlings Interview On CBC Info A.M. – Life After Prescription Drug Addiction , Diversion , and Dealing
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Are Nova Scotian’s Being MisInformed About The Dangers Of Prescription Painkillers?
The following quotes are from an Opinion piece in the Chronicle Herald May 18th 2012 titled : LE PIERRÈS: Maybe our assumptions about addictions are wrong Its hard to get a handle on the prescription drug abuse epidemic in Nova Scotia when doctors in power have opinions like these : “Stories of people who were… Continue reading Are Nova Scotian’s Being MisInformed About The Dangers Of Prescription Painkillers?
Public Meeting In Bedford Nova Scotia – – – Our Young People Are Dying !
PUBLIC MEETING – Everyone is welcome Our Young People are Dying from Prescription Drug Abuse Date: May 26, 2012 Time: 1 PM to 3 PM Place: Bedford Lion’s Den, Lebrun Centre, 36 Holland Avenue, Bedford, NS B4A 1E5 PARENTS – FAMILY MEMBERS– STUDENTS – CONCERNED CITIZENS – EDUCATORS – HEALTH PROFESSIONALS – JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS –… Continue reading Public Meeting In Bedford Nova Scotia – – – Our Young People Are Dying !
I was a Licensed Nova Scotia Pharmacist – Now I am in recovery from an opioid addiction
Glenn Levy has been in recovery 651 days. Glenn was once a licensed Nova Scotia pharmacist. This goes to show that this can happen to anyone ! GPDOTS : Can you briefly give me an idea how your life was before you became addicted to prescription drugs ? G. Levy : Looking back at my… Continue reading I was a Licensed Nova Scotia Pharmacist – Now I am in recovery from an opioid addiction
Robert Perry From Valley Drug Marts Speaks With CBC Info AM
Robert Perry co-owns three Valley Drug Marts in the Annapolis Valley
For Every Prescription Drug Death In The United States There Are :
In 2008, There Were 14,800 Prescription Painkiller Deaths How Prescription Painkiller Deaths Occur Prescription painkillers work by binding to receptors in the brain to decrease the perception of pain. These powerful drugs can create a feeling of euphoria, cause physical dependence, and, in some people, lead to addiction. Prescription painkillers also cause sedation and slow… Continue reading For Every Prescription Drug Death In The United States There Are :
Hydromorphone Quota Raised 589% Over 10 Years In Canada
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is the independent and quasi-judicial control organ for the implementation of the United Nations drug conventions. History The Board had predecessors since the time of under the League of Nations. It all started in 1909 in Shanghai with the International Opium Commission, the first international drug control conference. The… Continue reading Hydromorphone Quota Raised 589% Over 10 Years In Canada
Get Prescription Drugs Off The Street Society 