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Politicians line up with proposals to fight opioid crisis

Politicians line up with proposals to fight opioid crisis
Politicians line up with proposals to fight opioid crisis
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark talks to reporters at a news conference regarding the impact of opioid overdose on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Thursday, November 17, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred ChartrandAs federal Health Minister Jane Philpott convenes a two-day summit in search of solutions from stakeholders to the country's opioid drug overdose crisis, politicians are lining up with their own prescriptions.Premier Christy Clark said in Ottawa Thursday she met with the federal health and public safety ministers ahead of Friday's conference, and warned the crisis that caught "everybody by surprise" could be "coming to a street corner near you, if we don't deal with it urgently on a national basis.""In British Columbia, so far this year – and we haven't finished the year – there have been 623 deaths from overdose," she said.


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The opioid crisis in Kansas

The opioid crisis in Kansas
The opioid crisis in Kansas
We are a nation that likes to feel good and, over past two decades especially, we've learned there's no need to live in pain - better, stronger drugs can help."For a long time, the policy was, no matter what, give people what they need," said Dr. Eric Voth, chief of pain and addiction medicine at Topeka's Stormont-Vail Health."I think we all in the medical world are sensitized to trying to treat pain and trying to get ahead of pain and keep people pain free."


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Politicians search for national solution to Canada's opioid crisis at summit in Ottawa - National

Politicians search for national solution to Canada's opioid crisis at summit in Ottawa - National
Politicians search for national solution to Canada's opioid crisis at summit in Ottawa - National
OTTAWA – Canada's opioid epidemic will be front and centre today in Ottawa, where politicians will meet with members of the medical community with the common goal of curbing drug addiction and saving lives.The two-day summit meeting is being co-chaired by federal Health Minister Jane Philpott and Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins, both of whom are doctors themselves.READ MORE: Saskatchewan has highest rates of opioid poisoning in Canada: reportHoskins says the summit will reinforce the need for leadership right across the country to confront Canada's opioid epidemic.


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Ahead of opioid summit, Goodale urges global response to growing opioid crisis

Ahead of opioid summit, Goodale urges global response to growing opioid crisis
Ahead of opioid summit, Goodale urges global response to growing opioid crisis
▶ Ahead of a two-day summit, federal ministers and B.C.Premier Christy Clark met in Ottawa to discuss the opioid crisis.OTTAWA — Canada needs international help in stanching the flow of deadly fentanyl from China, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Thursday after meeting with B.C.


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