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

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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 .
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