NOTE: The provincial government did make the Prescription Monitoring Program available 24hrs a day but as the Auditor Generals report pointed out pharmacists are not required to enter the information for 30 days.
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
Please join me and Leo Glavine August 23rd 2012 at the Berwick Lions Hall at 7pm to discuss Prescription Drug Abuse Education in our local schools. For many years Nova Scotia students have been educated on the dangers of illicit drugs . As we all know prescription drug abuse is just as common if not… Continue reading Let’s Educate Our Youth On The Dangers Of Prescription Drug Abuse
By Nancy Kelly nkelly@kingscountynews.ca A community meeting has been planned to find “A Better Path Forward” for those impacted by prescription drug abuse. Kings West MLA Leo Glavine is hosting the meeting in response to public questions and concerns swirling around the use of Methadone since the June 20 death of Greenwood resident Katanna MacDonald.… Continue reading Public Meeting Planned In Wake Of Greenwood Woman’s Death
So I wonder what solution the working group came back with? Anyone care to share??? To learn more about the Kristin Dowling Story CLICK HERE <—————
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