Opioid Overdose Leaves Son Quadriplegic

This interview with the Rubin family is part of a documentary called Pain Killers.

Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott has called the increase in opioid overdoses a “national health crisis” and says legislative changes are coming soon. Dr. David Juurlink, head of clinical pharmacology and toxicology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre says “This is unquestionably an epidemic. It might be the biggest drug safety problem that North America has ever faced. We have more deaths in the U.S. from opioids than we have for HIV. One person every 30 minutes or so dies from the use of these drugs. Anyone who says this is not an epidemic is wrong. There are more now than 100,000 tombstones to suggest otherwise. It’s the greatest drug safety crisis of our time, and we must face some unpleasant truths and ask some difficult questions. ”

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