Vancouver's Crack Kit Giveaway to Continue

Published February 6, 2013

Vancouver's crack kit giveaway to continue
An unprecedented initiative led by Vancouver Coastal Health that saw 150,000 crack cocaine smoking kits distributed in the city is expected to continue, according to the agency's chief medical health officer. Dr. Patricia Daly said the number one … Read more on Victoria Times Colonist

UW-W professor studies drug deaths in Wisconsin
Codeine was involved in 1,101 cases, while cocaine was a cause in 1,017 deaths. … And so slowly, the medical practices began to change, and doctors began to become more comfortable with allowing their patients to use these very strong pain relievers … Read more on Royal Purple News

Hooked on meds
There are now more fatal overdoses from prescribed medicine than from cocaine and heroin combined. An easy … However, with persistent use, a patient can develop tolerance for the medication, needing more and more for the same effect. Suddenly … Read more on gulfnews.com