Since January 2016, almost 25,000 people have died from opioid-related causes, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, which compiles the data from all provinces except Quebec.
During the pandemic, we have witnessed how physicians have become targets for a minority of citizens who oppose vaccination and for internet trolls and bots.
Two doctors from Hamilton Health Sciences want to remind patients to be careful not to disrupt medication schedules without talking to a physician first.
