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Rx Drug Epidemic Needs Collective Action – Leo Glavine , Liberal Health Critic
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
Doctors Keep Deflecting Responsibility In RX Drug Abuse Epidemic
Today in the Herald the new President of Doctors Nova Scotia John Finley answered a question about prescription drug abuse. Q: What are your thoughts on what appears to be the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. Are we doing enough to address this problem, and if not, what more could we do? A: As… Continue reading Doctors Keep Deflecting Responsibility In RX Drug Abuse Epidemic
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?
Response to Article by Laurent LePierres in the Herald Opinions May 18, 2012 – Stephen Gelfand , MD
This article was in the Nova Scotia Chronical Herald May 18th , 2012 titled : LE PIERRÈS: Maybe our assumptions about addictions are wrong If you’re in a room with a bunch of doctors and they ambush you with some surprising information, this is not normally a good thing. Unless, of course, you are their… Continue reading Response to Article by Laurent LePierres in the Herald Opinions May 18, 2012 – Stephen Gelfand , MD
Congressional hearing in which Rep. Hal Rogers (KY) grilled FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamnburg
Please take the time to view these great videos! Hal Rogers asks the FDA the tough questions that EVERYONE should be asking ! http://www.salem-news.com/articles/march112012/fda-oxy-holder-ms.php
Get Prescription Drugs Off The Street Society 