▫️Dr. A. Fostey M.D. ▫️ Psychiatrist ▫️Med Director of Acute Psych ▫️CEO of Psychsafari ▫️Co-Founder of Psychscope▫️Ass’t Prof Dalhousie Medical School
After the Christians tore down the fence that the government had built around the Edmonton church, the police sent in 200 heavily-armed riot police. That’s the church building you see there. This is China stuff, Iran stuff. But it’s happening in Canada. https://t.co/jYs8E1oXGh
Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris. Canada and the U.S. have a historic alliance. Canada’s Conservatives will always work with the U.S. to advance our common values and close economic ties. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
George Floyd
" I can't Breathe"
Our world is aching for you father, Our world needs you. God, please lay your healing hands over this globe and fill us with your healing power and grace. Let your compassion and… https://t.co/LWcTIijA9Y
@Irishbrat1966 True for many people, not everyone. Assume 99% of people prescribed opioids for surgical procedures do not become addicts, but 1% do, especially when given excessive supply. If prescriptions go from ten million to a billion, addiction goes from 100,000 to 10 million
So you think CDC statistics are wrong? Are you counting the pill mills that prescribed many millions of doses? Looks like you are conflating (but not insane) the epidemiology which describes population realities with your valid point about clinical treatment of chronic pain.
US #OpioidCrisis is an epidemic in 3 stages 1) prescription opioids 2) heroin 3) synthetic opioids, fentanyl and its molecular permutations. Death rates low in stage 1; most patients do not move to stage 2 or 3. Death rate high in stage 3 =#SharedFacts
45% of suicide victims saw a primary care provider in the prior 30 days, with a higher rate in older patients: https://t.co/ClWPg53YC5 The lack of standard screening is an ongoing tragedy _.#SharedFacts