December 5, 2024 – Oceanside Community Action Team

Opinion | Doctors and government are clashing over this measure that saves lives. Whose side is science on?

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From the Toronto Star, by By Manisha Krishnan, Contributor – Dr. Jess Wilder never thought of being a doctor as an inherently political job.B ut as she found herself confronting a dozen cops and security guards trying to stop her from opening an unsanctioned overdose prevention site outside the hospital she’s […]

Opioid Deaths Are Down, But There’s Still Work To Do

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by Brian Castrucci – from Forbes Magazine “Exciting.” “Unprecedented.” “Hopeful.” “Great.” These are some of the words that have been used to describe the CDC’s announcement last month that drug overdose deaths are in decline across the United States. In the midst of an opioid epidemic that has killed hundreds of […]

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Oceanside Community Action Team

Working to reduce deaths and harms due to poverty and the Toxic Drug Poisoning Crisis in Parksville / Qualicum Beach

Day: December 5, 2024

Opinion | Doctors and government are clashing over this measure that saves lives. Whose side is science on?

Opioid Deaths Are Down, But There’s Still Work To Do