“Canada and the U.S. have the undesirable status of having the highest per capita volume of opioids dispensed in the world. And the problem is that, while we expect prescription medications to help people, these drugs are killing people at an alarming rate.”
Tara Gomes, epidemiologist and Scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
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