Canada Needs Strategy to Deal With Opioid Overdoses, Workshop Hears

Published January 16, 2013

Canada needs strategy to deal with opioid overdoses, workshop hears

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

New $ 15M fund for addiction treatment 'a great start,' advocates says. Oct 19, 2012 Betty-Lou Kristy, who lost her only child to an opioid addiction, said the province's commitment to spend $ 15 million to expand treatment of drug addictions will save …
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Barrow's specialty courts hold graduation

Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics

The drug and mental health courts are designed to offer nonviolent offenders alternative treatment than what they would receive in jail. Statistics show graduates are less likely to return to jail and that the programs save taxpayers money. For every …
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