By Nicole Ireland To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was “kind of like a Superman.” “He worked as a nurse up until …
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B.C. launches text-based pain support line for tradespeople
British Columbia has launched a text-based support service to help tradespeople manage chronic pain, connecting workers to counselling, pain programs and mental-health …
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B.C. boosts funding for opioid-free pain clinics supporting construction workers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberB.C.’s Ministry of Health has committed $160,000 to support two specialized pain clinics that help construction workers manage chronic pain without opioids, …
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Workers who have previously experienced a work-related injury are more likely to suffer opioid poisonings and other opioid-related harms than the general …
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Workplace Safety & OHS
Brain injury after overdose is a hidden epidemic: Recognizing and treating the survivors of the toxic drug crisis
By Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera, University of Victoria and Cole J. Kennedy, University of Victoria The toxic drug crisis is Canada’s longest-standing public …

