Health: March 2013 Archives

Sunday March 3, 2013

Dr Mike Evans on prescription drug addiction

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians rely on opioids -- from Percocet to Oxycontin to Vicodin -- to relieve pain that simply will not go away. But as we now know, many of these prescription drugs can be dangerously addictive and have serious side-effects.  Still, that's a risk many chronic pain sufferers are willing to take.  Today our house doctor, Dr Mike Evans has more on the pros and cons of opioids.

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Categories: Dr.Mike Evans, Health

 

• April 2013
  • Sat., 27 – Dr. Mike Evans: when fatigue requires a doctor
     
  • Sun., 14 – Vegan Secret Supper
     
  • Sat., 6 – The Coobook Club tackles quinoa
     
  • Sat., 6 – Canicross: take the dog out for a run
     
• March 2013
  • Sun., 3 – Dr Mike Evans on prescription drug addiction
     
• February 2013
  • Sat., 2 – A healthy Chinese New Year
     
• January 2013
  • Sun., 27 – Making cities more fitness-friendly
     
• December 2012
  • Sat., 1 – Dr Réjean Thomas on World AIDS Day
     
• November 2012
  • Sun., 18 – L'APPUI: hotline for caregivers across Quebec
     
• October 2012
  • Sun., 21 – PONDER project: building brain muscle
     
  • Sun., 7 – Stress Part 6: understanding your stress
     
• September 2012
  • Sun., 30 – Stress, Part 5: stress and social status (and teens)
     
  • Sat., 29 – Run for McGill dental outreach clinic
     
  • Sun., 23 – Inspiring teenage girls to get fit
     
  • Sun., 16 – Stress Part 4: chronic stress
     
  • Sun., 9 – Stress, Part 3: stress and our brains
     
  • Sun., 2 – Stress, Part 2: stress and our bodies
     
• August 2012
  • Sun., 26 – Stress, Part 1: driving ourselves NUTS