Vancouver Drug Users to Challenge Federal Ban on Prescribed Heroin
Vancouver drug users to challenge federal ban on prescribed heroin
It is for people, folks who have tried recovery, who have tried detox, who have tried methadone…those treatments have just not worked,” said Dr. Scott McDonald, a physician from the Downtown Eastside's Crosstown Clinic who has treated SALOME patients.
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BC heroin addicts launch Charter challenge against federal drug ban
Five Vancouver-based heroin addicts, along with Pivot Legal Society and Providence Health Care, are launching a constitutional challenge against the federal government's decision to remove prescription heroin from a drug access program. Story continues …
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Addicts Challenge Canada's Drug Ban
VANCOUVER, B.C. (CN) – Canada's attorney general unconstitutionally put the kybosh on a program to prescribe a form of heroin to addicts who haven't responded well to other treatments, a health care provider and addicts claim in court. The Providence …
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