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Artificial intelligence and patient care: Considerations of medication safety

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has generated significant excitement globally. One notable AI system is ChatGPT (https://chatgpt.com/), which has become widely used for information seeking and ideas generation, etc. It has significantly simplified the lives of many by providing rapid access to information and various resources,...
Addictions and Drugs

A quarter of deaths among young adults in Canada were opioid related in 2021

Premature deaths related to opioids doubled between 2019 and 2021 across Canada, with more than 1 in 4 deaths among young adults aged 20-39 years attributable to opioids, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Opioid-related deaths have continued to increase...

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Safe Medication

Common drug interactions with over-the-counter medications

TJ, a 45-year-old male with symptoms of a common cold (sore throat, headache, runny...
Addictions and Drugs

Researchers identify an economic solution to Canada’s opioid crisis

Nasal-administered naloxone is more cost-effective and could help reduce the number of opioid-related fatalities compared...
Addictions and Drugs

Finding innovative solutions to reduce substance use costs on health care

Substance use is quietly adding significant stress to the currently strained health-care system in...
Mental Health

Canadians give governments an ‘F’ in meeting their mental health and substance use health needs

Federal and provincial governments are getting a resounding ‘F’ from Canadians when it comes...
Addictions and Drugs

Few patients receive opioid agonist therapy after opioid overdose, despite benefits

In the week following any hospital visit for an overdose, only one in 18...
Addictions and Drugs

Predictors of opioid overdose after prescription for chronic pain

A large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) identified 10 predictors of...
Addictions and Drugs

Treating high-risk drinking, alcohol use disorder: new Canadian guideline

“High-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder frequently go unrecognized and untreated in our health...
Addictions and Drugs

Study to examine impact of pandemic’s public health measures on opioid users and their supporters

By Kristi Lalonde A new Canadian Institutes of Health Research study will seek to understand...
Addictions and Drugs

Overdose crisis: Harm reduction programs are supporting those at risk

By Adam Miller Canada is facing a devastating overdose crisis that has been severely exacerbated...
Addictions and Drugs

A Pharmacy Resident’s experience during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Christopher Chiu If you asked me a year ago what I would be doing...
Addictions and Drugs

Understanding drug shortages during a pandemic

By Christina Adams For many years, hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have been managing significant...
Addictions and Drugs

Words matter: Taking action to end the stigma around substance use

Ryan knew he had a problem. As a teen he had experimented with drugs....
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