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B.C. investigates ’significant’ opioid diversion, including international trafficking

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Summary
Nutrition label

53% Informative

A recent B.C. Ministry of Health document says a “significant portion” of opioids prescribed by doctors and pharmacists are being diverted.

It says prescribed alternatives are being trafficked provincially, nationally and internationally.

The 38 -page document is undated but includes data up to December suggesting the amount of the opioid hydromorphone dispensed to treat drug users has soared by about 20 times in recent years .

VR Score

54

Informative language

52

Neutral language

66

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

78

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

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