Landmark study finds prescribing opioids dramatically reduced deaths, overdoses for drug users in B.C.
A study conducted by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control has found that prescribing medical-grade opioids dramatically reduced the rates of deaths and overdoses for drug users living in B.C.
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![In this March 7, 2017 photo, Paul "Rip" Connell, CEO of Private Clinic North, a methadone clinic, shows a 35 mg liquid dose of methadone at the clinic in Rossville, Ga. In the northwest corner of Georgia, where cows and crops vastly outnumber people, a small cluster of privately owned treatment centers have sprung up in recent years for heroin and prescription painkiller addicts. Methadone has been used to treat opioid addiction for 40 years and is the cheapest option. (AP Photo/Kevin D. Liles) A hand holding a small plastic cup containing some red liquid.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.4212667.1698854302!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/opioid-treatment-georgia.jpg)
A study conducted by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control has found that prescribing medical-grade opioids dramatically reduced the rates of deaths and overdoses for drug users living in B.C.