Addiction Among Doctors Rises

Addiction among doctors rises

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Alcohol and drug addiction is on the increase among doctors, with more than 70 per cent who attended a Medical Council health committee suffering addiction problems, a Medical Council annual conference was told yesterday. Dr Richard Brennan, chairman …
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Manotick dealing with rising Fentanyl addiction among teens

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Dozens of parents concerned about the increasingly popular use of the drug Fentanyl among teens in Manotick showed up at a public meeting Wednesday night. The prescription painkiller, a synthetic opiate, is being taken recreationally in Manotick and in …
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Addiction experts leery of generic version of OxyContin Add to …

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A study published Tuesday in Open Medicine tracked OxyContin prescriptions in Ontario communities on the Canada-U.S. border. It found that prescriptions for OxyContin, one of the most popular drugs behind a wave of prescription-opioid abuse …
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