More Canadian federal prisoners waiting for opioid treatment

Monday, August 31, 2020 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

Health professionals warn that delaying opioid agonist treatment, which keeps withdrawal symptoms at bay, increases the chance of an overdose. But data show the wait list for treatment has increased in federal penitentiaries since March.

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