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Get Clean. Stay Clean. Opioid Addiction TreatmentTiming of methadone treatment for pregnant women does not increase health risks: study
A new study has found that women who began methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) during later stages of pregnancy did not have increased risks of many perinatal adverse health outcomes compared to pregnant women who initiated the treatment for opioid use disorder...
Drug Addiction Affecting Canadians’ Life Expectancy
Life expectancy rates in Canada have stopped increasing for the first time in four decades, says a Statistics Canada report that blames opioid-related overdoses for deaths in British Columbia, followed by Alberta. Canadians concerned about young adults dying from...
Study casts doubt on cannabis as a substitute for opioid addiction
New research tracking fatal overdoses from prescription opioids in American states with medical cannabis laws has contradicted hopes that marijuana might be an effective substitute for the deadly painkillers. The analysis published Monday in Proceedings of the...
One person died every two hours of opioid-related overdose in Canada last year, report says
One person died every two hours of an opioid-related overdose in Canada last year, and the death toll rose for the third year in a row, driven largely by fentanyl. A report released by the Public Health Agency of Canada on Thursday shows that in 2018, 4,460 people...
Medical Criteria for addiction (Substance Use Disorder)
You may be wondering what defines an addict or a substance use disorder. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is the official text on which diagnoses are based, contains the criteria for substance use disorders and other mental health...
Ontario Adding More Mental Health and Addiction Services in Communities Across the Province
TORONTO — Ontario's mental health care system is disconnected, making it difficult for patients and families to get the care and services they need. This leaves many vulnerable Ontarians to navigate a confusing system on their own and access timely mental health care...
Construction and Opioids
'Construction and opioids go really well together': One industry's battle with drug addiction Author of the article: Blair Crawford Publishing date: Feb 23, 2019 Logan Carroll started drinking at 12, smoking weed at 13 and was doing cocaine in high school. His love of...
What is Fentanyl?
In 2016, the powerful drug fentanyl claimed the life of music legend Prince and has, in recent years, largely contributed to the next wave of America’s opioid crisis.Here are 10 things you should know about fentanyl:What is fentanyl?Fentanyl, also known as...
Not Just Opioids:
Deaths Tied to Cocaine, Meth Are Soaring, Too...THURSDAY, May 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) — As the United States battles an ongoing epidemic of opioid abuse and deaths, new data shows that fatalities tied to cocaine and methamphetamines are also surging.In...
Opioid Deaths – 2017
70,237 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2017. The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths increased significantly by 9.6% from 2016 (19.8 per 100,000) to 2017 (21.7 per 100,000). Opioids—mainly synthetic opioids (other than methadone)—are...
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