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Catching up with CBC Info AM on what I have been up to in 2012.
Its a New Year , Same Fight!
It has been 656 days since I lost my little brother Joshua to an accidental overdose to hydromorphone and alcohol and it does not hurt any less. In fact, in reality it hurts more. The rage and the anger has faded only making it more clear how much it hurts to not have him in… Continue reading Its a New Year , Same Fight!
Rick Howe – News 957 & Amy Graves discuss – Annapolis Valley RX Drug Take Back Day
Over Prescribing Evident In Nova Scotia
There has been another arrest made in the Annapolis Valley in connection to a methadone overdose. The dealer has been charged with trafficking a controlled substance. This weekend Annapolis Valley Health and local police collected over 35,000 prescription pills in one afternoon during their RX Drug Take Back Day. The Annapolis Valley has a population… Continue reading Over Prescribing Evident In Nova Scotia
Leo Glavine Questions The Nova Scotia Minister Of Health About Generic OxyContin
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.
John Munro calls for better education and enforcement regarding prescription drug abuse. -CBC News
Annapolis Valley Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day – December 1st 2012