Today is International Overdose Awareness day. As of August 18th there\’s been 433 fatal overdoses in our province of British Columbia alone. If we go by those statistics, as of today, August 31st, another 24 overdoses have now taken place and about 257 fatal overdoses will occur by the end of this year.
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You may have noticed the media discussing opioid addiction lately but you might not know what the heck an opioid is. Educating yourself is the first step to spotting and helping stop this in your loved ones.
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The face of the opioid addict is rapidly changing these days as people are getting addicted to opioids through the legal version, then moving to the illegal version because it\’s easier to obtain. Opiates and heroin are really moving to the suburbs and affecting groups of people there.
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Opioid drugs can be powerfully effective treatments for those in pain, but they can also be extremely dangerous. This episode explores how opioids can lead to dependence, abuse and addiction, and the effects that opioid abuse have had in America. The episode explores how drug manufacturers, regulators, doctors, and patients have all contributed to the current crisis of opioid abuse.
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A Clear, Structured Overview One of the most common questions we receive at Inner Realms Center is about cost. Ibogaine treatment is a highly specialized process that requires medical screening,…
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A new drug on the streets, W-18 has been called “an overdose waiting to happen.” This powerful synthetic opioid considered up to 10,000 time stronger than morphine and 100 times stronger than Fentanyl, a powerful painkiller.
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The War on Drugs is killing innocent people. We have seen a dramatic increase of opioid related deaths from Fentanyl in Western Canada. Last year alone there were over 400 Fentanyl-related deaths here.
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