Etiket: Opioid
Opioid overdoses: first phase of teacher training completed
Some 2,300 high school teachers in four Canadian provinces are now able to train their students to respond to an opioid overdose. A little less than 800 of these teachers…
When opioid stigma adds to chronic pain
The opioid crisis has exacerbated the stigmatization of patients suffering from chronic pain, a disease that is still very poorly understood and poorly perceived, denounces the Quebec Chronic Pain Association…
Dilaudid, the only opioid for which prescriptions are on the rise
Despite a steady decline in opioid prescriptions in recent years, those for Dilaudid have more than doubled since 2010, it was noted The duty by studying the figures from the…
Drop in opioid prescriptions | The duty
After peaking in 2016, the number of opioid prescriptions is declining, noted The duty by studying RAMQ data. But many problems persist on the ground, experts note. “I see a…
The CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale warns of a new synthetic opioid
The CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale is warning the population of a new synthetic opioid 25 times more powerful than fentanyl, detected for the first time in the region this week.…
French agency Publicis to pay $350 million for its role in the opioid crisis
According to the New York State Attorney, “Publicis helped manufacturers like Purdue Pharma convince doctors to overprescribe opiates.” Published on 02/02/2024 09:32 Update on 02/02/2024 09:59 Reading time: 1 min…
French agency Publicis to pay $350 million for its role in the opioid crisis
It is the first advertising agency to reach an agreement with the courts for its role in the opioid crisis, according to the New York State prosecutor. Published on 02/02/2024…
15-year-old teenager died of an overdose: “unknowingly poisoned” by an opioid even more powerful than fentanyl
A Montreal teenager died a few days before Christmas after unknowingly taking a drug even more powerful than fentanyl. Inconsolable, his loved ones want to make as many people as…
Safer Opioid Supply Program Is Flawed, But Saves Lives
Despite the “challenge” of reselling Dilaudid tablets on the street, the safer supply program providing access to opioids prescribed in pharmacies “helps save lives and improve people’s quality of life”…
Opioid crisis | Three overdoses in an abandoned building in downtown Montreal
Three people were found unconscious on Friday in an abandoned building in the Centre-Sud district of Montreal, likely linked to opioid overdoses. The event once again highlights the seriousness of…
Opioid crisis | Health Canada presents “renewed” plan to combat drug use
The federal government says its expanded drug and substance use strategy will save more lives and provide more services to people disproportionately affected by Canada’s overdose crisis. Published at 9:35…
Opioid crisis | Quebec is “not immune to a tragic setback,” warns the INSPQ
Quebec is “not immune to a tragic setback” in the opioid crisis, even if its situation is less alarming than other Canadian provinces, recalls a new report from the National…
Quebec wants to sue opioid manufacturers
Quebec wants to prosecute around forty pharmaceutical companies for their contribution to the opioid crisis. Minister Lionel Carmant tabled a bill on Thursday to allow his government to join a…
Quebec wants to join British Columbia in its collective action related to the opioid crisis
The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to allow it to join the class action brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies…
Opioid crisis | Quebec wants to join British Columbia’s collective action
(Quebec) The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to allow it to join the class action brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical…
consulting firm McKinsey to pay $230 million to settle opioid litigation
Welcome World United States of America McKinsey is accused of having developed strategies, with laboratories, to aggressively market prescription opioids. Published on 09/27/2023 22:45 Update on 09/27/2023 22:45 Reading time…
consulting firm McKinsey to pay $230 million to settle opioid litigation
Welcome World United States of America McKinsey is accused of having developed strategies, with laboratories, to aggressively market prescription opioids. Published on 09/27/2023 22:45 Update on 09/27/2023 22:45 Reading time…
Opioid crisis | McKinsey to pay US230 million to settle disputes
(Washington) The consulting firm McKinsey has agreed to pay $230 million to end lawsuits accusing it of fueling the opioid crisis in the United States through its advice to laboratories,…
55 opioid tablets a day!
I devoured the memoir of Canadian-American actor Matthew Perry, who was catapulted to Hollywood stardom thanks to the super sarcastic character of Chandler Bing – or Chanandler Bong, depending on…
Opioid crisis | Poilievre would fund treatment programs by suing pharmaceuticals
(Ottawa) A Conservative federal government led by Pierre Poilievre would sue drug companies to fund drug treatment in the country. Posted at 5:12 p.m. Updated at 9:37 p.m. Stephanie Taylor…