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Convicted offenders in BC 3x more likely to die without methadone: study

Convicted offenders in BC 3x more likely to die without methadone: study

Julian Somers, one of the authors of a new study of 14,530 people whose … and interventions that are necessary for people to recover from an addiction.” … would help reduce the death toll from opioid overdose in North America.
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Downtown Eastside’s Portland Hotel Society turns 25 this August and to celebrate is throwing a …

The social-housing provider that established North America’s first … How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City’s Struggle with Addiction.
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Methadone programs for ex-criminals tied to fewer premature deaths

(Reuters Health) – Opioid addicts with criminal histories may be less likely to … Amid a worsening opioid epidemic in North America, individuals with …
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Chances of dying tripled if convicted offenders didn’t take methadone: study

Professionals, including doctors and lawyers battling addiction, often … would help reduce the death toll from opioid overdose in North America.
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Inadequate Prison Policies Put Former Inmates At Greater Risk Of Opioid Death

More than 100 Americans die of opioid overdoses each day, but there’s one … “If you just dump people out and they’re at a huge risk of addiction …
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