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Response to : STEPHENSON: Nova Scotia doctors need to confront prescription drug abuse, Chronicle Herald
Today in the Chronicle Herald there was an article titled : STEPHENSON: Nova Scotia doctors need to confront prescription drug abuse. While it is nice to see the prescription drug use epidemic acknowledged and reported on, there were some serious flaws in Dr. Gus Grants comments. First of all , saying the N.S. Prescription Monitoring… Continue reading Response to : STEPHENSON: Nova Scotia doctors need to confront prescription drug abuse, Chronicle Herald
Prescription Monitoring Is Not The Silver Bullet
In the interview above you will hear Kevin Lynch explain to CBC Radio how the Nova Scotia RX Monitoring Program is referring cases to law enforcement , and getting their medical consultant to review prescribing trends that exceed recommended thresholds. Below are the statistics of how many times a year this is actually being done… Continue reading Prescription Monitoring Is Not The Silver Bullet
New Campaign Raises Awareness For Rx Drug Abuse – Global News
Jordi Morgan discusses the 2012 Halifax Drug Use Report – News 957 – June 21, 2013
HRM 2012 Drug Use Report
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
John Munro talks to Rick Howe about the dangers of rx drug abuse – News 957
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.
Get Prescription Drugs Off The Street Society 