Tag: nova scotia
Kentville Police Chief Calls For Action Almost 3 Years Ago !!!!
On January 15th it will be 3 years since Chief Mander wrote the letter below . The aspect of diversion has still not been addressed and no doctors have been held accountable in the Annapolis Valley. We continue to fight it from a reactive approach with methadone and let the doctors write script after script… Continue reading Kentville Police Chief Calls For Action Almost 3 Years Ago !!!!
CBC.ca | Information Morning Nova Scotia | Valley doctors learn to administer methadone
CBC.ca | Information Morning Nova Scotia | Valley doctors learn to administer methadone. CLICK THE LINK ABOVE !
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!
CBC NEWS REPORTS ON N.S. PRESCRIPTION DRUG AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
NOVA SCOTIA ATTEMPTS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
Government released this today : HEALTH/WELLNESS–Campaign Warns of Dangers of Mixing Alcohol, Prescription Drugs —————————————————————– The province is taking steps to raise awareness about the dangers of mixing prescription drugs and alcohol. The Department of Health and Wellness launched a province-wide advertising campaign this week to warn Nova Scotians about the risks of drinking and… Continue reading NOVA SCOTIA ATTEMPTS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
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
Drugs On The Street: The Unintended Impact Of Prescribing In Nova Scotia
I Found this in a report done by Public Safety Canada about a workshop they did on the abuse of pharmaceuticals . This workshop was held in June 2011 in Vancouver B.C. Drugs on the Street: The unintended impact of prescribing in Nova Scotia The prescription drug abuse problem in Nova Scotia has exploded over… Continue reading Drugs On The Street: The Unintended Impact Of Prescribing In Nova Scotia
NOVA SCOTIA ALMOST TRIPLES NATIONAL AVERAGE IN ILLEGAL OPIATE USERS
These statistics were found in a power point presentation I discovered on opiate abuse and methadone treatment in 2006 in Nova Scotia Canada. The people who contributed to this power point presentation were : Jessica Dooley DR Susan Kirkland DR John Fraser DR Mark Ashbridge resources.cpha.ca/CPHA/Conf/Data/A08-355e.ppt These are the percentages of each provinces… Continue reading NOVA SCOTIA ALMOST TRIPLES NATIONAL AVERAGE IN ILLEGAL OPIATE USERS
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
Get Prescription Drugs Off The Street Society 