Vancouver Prescription Heroin Users Wage Court Battle With the Feds
Vancouver prescription heroin users wage court battle with the feds
In a similar study called NAOMI (North American Opiate Medication Initiative), conducted from 2005 to 2008, Byres said, health professionals observed that in certain cases, heroin-assisted therapy proved more effective than methadone in improving the …
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Three Vancouver Sun reporters nominated for national awards
In a video that ran alongside the written story, Bolan took viewers on an exclusive tour of the couple's foul-smelling, garbage-strewn basement suite, finding methadone bottles, a shot-up television and religious plaques on the wall. The story was …
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Canada's health minister fails to explain Ottawa's policies on harm reduction
The plan has the support of B.C. health minister Terry Lake, federal NDP health critic Libby Davies—who represents the Downtown Eastside—as well as former Vancouver mayors Philip Owen and Sam Sullivan. Prominent B.C. physicians have also … Ambrose …
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Portland Hotel Society founding members resign following provincial …
In addition to Insite, the PHS has led the way on methadone treatment in Vancouver, needle exchange and distribution, and more controversial harm-reduction programs such as crack-pipe vending machines. PHS also operates 16 housing sites in Vancouver …
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