👉Our new research on the changes in methadone treatment within Canada, Australia and the US during the COVID 19 pandemic #methadone Pitt General Internal Medicine National Coalition to Liberate Methadone doi.org/10.1016/j.josa…

Tonight on A Little More Conversation Corus Radio 7-10pmPT Health Nerd WHO to reclassify Aspartame as a possible carcinogen, what does that mean? Paxton Bach MD, MSc on tackling the opioid OD crisis Mo Ryan on her book Burn it Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood +more

This is an absolute crisis "In 2015, the ave life expectancy for a First Nation man was 67 – today…[it is] 60. For First Nations women, it’s gone from 73…to 66 years in 2021. The life expectancy of a non-First Nations man is 79. For…women it is 84." aptnnews.ca/national-news/…

*Calling all hospital clinicians caring for people with OUD* (should be all hospital clinicians) If you start methadone in the hospital, two papers just came out that should change the way we do it in the era of fentanyl. Let's talk about hospital-based methadone initiations!!!

.Pierre Poilievre is exploiting the drug crisis for political gain and “capitalizing on people’s suffering” by making videos featuring homeless people afflicted by drugs, new Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya'ara Saks יערה זקס says. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic… via The Globe and Mail

The generosity of our donors help support life-changing addiction care and outreach efforts for Road to Recovery at St. Paul's Hospital. Today, we are celebrating West Pender Property Group for their recent $500,000 commitment towards R2R. Learn more at: bit.ly/40x95nP

Very proud of all the work that went into this, thanks to everyone that helped contribute to advancing the standard of care for OUD in BC!

Opioid overdoses are a public health emergency in North America and internationally. Can a safer supply intervention reduce mortality and acute care visits? New #BMJResearch investigates bmj.com/content/384/bm…

B.C. study on lives saved by prescribing #opioids a 'watershed moment' in #SaferSupply debate: researcher, by Katie DeRosa vancouversun.com/news/study-on-… via The Vancouver Sun @akslaunwhite Paxton Bach MD, MSc #HarmReduction