Tag: prescription drug abuse
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
Radio Interview with Jordi Morgan , Maritime Morning, News 957 – Ottawa refuses to ban generic OxyContin.
CTV W5 Prescription for Tragedy – Extended Footage
W5’s Victor Malareck talks with Jordi Morgan about RX drug abuse in the Annapolis Valley
W5’s Prescription for Tragedy – Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia
In recent years, the number of addictions and deaths resulting from prescription drugs in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley has grown to crisis proportions. Premiering this Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, W5’s “PRESCRIPTION FOR TRAGEDY” investigates the prescription pill epidemic in this Canadian community, the growing number of kids and adults using… Continue reading W5’s Prescription for Tragedy – Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia
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
Stephanie Benham Spreads Awareness About RX Drug Abuse – CBC & Global News – VIDEO
What treatment options are available for opiate dependant Nova Scotians? – CBC INFO A.M.
Get Prescription Drugs Off The Street Society 