Opioid Crisis
How hospitals help stem the tide in the opioid crisis
The headlines point to a grim prognosis. In London, five deaths attributed to opioid overdose in one week. Canada wide, more than 10,000 people have lost their lives to opioids in the past three years. This has become public health crisis. How did we get here? Read more
Tackling the Opioid Crisis - Lawson Healh Research
STOP Narcotics work by LHSC physician, resident, leads to provincial quality initiative
LHSC is part of the Cut the Count campaign to reduce the number of opioid pills we prescribe to surgical patients at discharge, while helping patients manage their pain effectively in other ways. Read more