Dozens Walk to Fight Substance Abuse
Dozens Walk to Fight Substance Abuse
"For Abbey, her overdose came from something that she should not have gotten her hands on, which is methadone, which is given to heroin addicts," Christensen said. The walk in Abbey's name raises funds to help drug prevention efforts. Registration … Read more on CIproud.com
Health minister blasts own department's decision to give heroin to addicts …
There are already safe treatments for heroin addiction, such as methadone, Ambrose argued. “The special access program was designed to treat unusual cases and medical emergencies; it was not intended as a way to give illicit drugs to drug addicts … Read more on National Post
Another View: Healthy moms on methadone can safely breast-feed
I am responding to The Sacramento Bee's article on how Sacramento Child Protective Services handled the case of a baby who died of a drug overdose (“CPS lapse cited in death,” The Public Eye, Sept. 1). This report seems to imply that routine … Read more on Sacramento Bee