Backgrounders, More Not Always Better
Backgrounder: Why more healthcare is not always the answerDoes more healthcare create better outcomes? In other words, do more medications, tests and interventions necessarily result in healthier patients?
It turns out more care is, all too often, unnecessary care.
Backgrounder: Canada’s prescription opioid crisis“The misuse of opioids has grown exponentially with devastating consequences” – First Do No Harm: Responding to Canada’s Prescription Drug Crisis (Canadian Council on Substance Abuse, 2013).
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