I'm an addiction doctor, and I can't get lifesaving meds for many of my patients
Opioid overdoses kill each day. But it's easier to access fentanyl in Arizona than the medications that can help keep people ...
New treatments are needed for alcohol addiction. Are drugs like Ozempic the answer?
There's growing evidence to suggest that GLP-1 drugs, which include Ozempic's semaglutide, may be useful for treating alcohol ...
Family files lawsuit seeking to halt sales of Galaxy Gas and other nitrous oxide after woman's death
Nitrous oxide sold in colorful tanks with candy-like flavors that consumers are inhaling to get high is creating a “veritable ...
Addictions doctor resigns after being placed on administrative leave
Dr. Jess Wilder, Nanaimo-based co-founder of the Doctors for Safer Drug Policy, says she was put on leave over her public ...
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B.C. addictions doctor resigns, placed on leave over unsanctioned overdose sites
Dr. Jess Wilder, a co-founder of the group Doctors for Safer Drug Policy, says in a resignation letter that she’s leaving her ...
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Diversion of prescribed opioids ‘out of control’: B.C. doctor
More than 60 pharmacies have allegedly offered incentives to encourage doctors and patients to use their services to maximize ...
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Modern Healthcare names WellSpan’s Dr. Mitchell Crawford to 40 Under 40 list
WellSpan is proud to share that Dr. Mitchell Crawford, medical director for addiction services and medical director for the WellSpan Specialized Treatment and Recovery Team (START) Program, was ...
Marijuana addiction increases risk for premature death, Canadian study finds
People who need emergency care or hospitalization for cannabis use disorder are at an elevated risk of premature death within ...
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Detoxing From Dopamine
Many are suffering from overstimulation by technology, and artificial intelligence threatens to worsen the problem. Dr. Anna ...