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Emergency department discussions about opioid use

The emergency department’s role in providing life-saving care can extend into longer-term treatment plans for people with opioid use disorder (OUD). Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Jessica Moe and clinical pharmacy specialist Dr. Katherin Badke researched emergency department health care worker perceptions...

Optimizing opioid prescriptions after the ED to reduce opioid overdoses, misuse

New research aims to help reduce the quantity of unused prescription opioids after emergency department visits and lessen the risk of opioid misuse and overdose. The study is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Overprescribing is linked to opioid misuse and overdose, with household...

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

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Common drug interactions with over-the-counter medications

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Predictors of opioid overdose after prescription for chronic pain

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

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...

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...

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...

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