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

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!

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N.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDS METHADONE PROGRAM IN ANNAPOLIS VALLEY

Health and Wellness October 12, 2011 1:07 PM The province is providing more help for people struggling with opiate addiction in the Annapolis Valley. Health and Wellness Minister Maureen MacDonald announced today, Oct. 12, that funding is being provided for methadone treatment to address the significant wait list in the region. Currently there are 27… Continue reading N.S. GOVERNMENT FUNDS METHADONE PROGRAM IN ANNAPOLIS VALLEY

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Annapolis Valley’s Drug Problems Mirror Rest of The Country

Annapolis Valley’s Drug Problems Mirror Rest of The Country.

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N.S. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PROCRASTINATING

On October 5th 2011 the Minister of Health replied to a mothers desperate plea for help related to her teeange sons prescription drug abuse with this : Thank you for your e-mail dated September 7, 2011, regarding the amount of prescription drugs on the streets of Annapolis Valley. First of all, I extend my sincere… Continue reading N.S. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PROCRASTINATING

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Government Not Helping Those Who Need It The Most

6 months have now passed since my brother Joshua died and the Annapolis Valley Prescription Pill problem came to the public light.  August 31st 2011 the Department of Health and Wellness released their Working Groups Recommendations. In theDepartment’s Media Release they stated : ” The department has already started work on several recommendations. Health and… Continue reading Government Not Helping Those Who Need It The Most

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Government Dancing With The Devil

I was very pleased to see the Nova Scotia Department Of Health and Wellness finally release the recommendations their working group put together back in June of this year. However , what the heck took so long if there is no action plan with these recommendations? The recommendations this working group put together sound amazing… Continue reading Government Dancing With The Devil

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News957 – Thursday September 1-930AM

News957 – Thursday September 1-930AM.