Derek Boogaard's Death Shows How Easily Patients Can Get Addictive Pain Pills

Published June 17, 2013

Derek Boogaard's death shows how easily patients can get addictive pain pills

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It started innocently enough, as doctors began an aggressive push in the 1990s to help patients control pain from injuries and accidents. But it morphed into “one of the biggest public health crises that we've faced in a long time,” said Dr. … The …
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Making a dent in South Africa's drug culture

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He also pointed an accusing finger at parents for neglecting their children and the school system for a lack of support – only a handful of Eldorado Park's 25 schools have a drug policy. “Drugs are fun” There is a sense of exclusion felt by “coloureds …
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Care for K2 users hits resources

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The symposium concluded a large percentage of patients were presenting in emergency situations and for detoxification treatment because of an addiction to legal highs. The impact on resources was heightened because of the paranoid, aggressive and …
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