UBC MD Class of 2022
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Rebecca Z. Xu, MD
We thank Drs McCracken, Hawley, Panagiotoglou, Lavergne, and Gomes and Ms Peterson for their thoughtful letter about our article on new long-term opioid use in BC.[1] Our understanding is that they are concerned our... Read More
Background Long-term opioid therapy is associated with significant side effect profiles.[1-4] The prevalence of long-term opioid therapy has been reported to be 5.4% in the United States and 17.6% in Canada.[5,6]... Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the deadly overdose crisis. According to Canada’s public health agency, there were 6213 opioid-related deaths in 2020. In 2019, there were fewer than 4000. British Columbia... Read More