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1 results foundAuthor: National Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Misuse (Canada) Title: First Do No Harm: Responding to Canada’s Prescription Drug Crisis Summary: Certain prescription drugs, like opioids, sedative-hypnotics and stimulants, are associated with serious harms like addiction, overdose and death. These drugs can have a devastating impact on individuals and their families, as well as place a significant burden on our health, social services and public safety systems. In countries like Canada, where these prescription drugs are readily available, the associated harms have become a leading public health and safety concern. Canada is the world’s second largest per capita consumer of one type of these drugs, opioids (International Narcotics Control Board, 2013). Some First Nations in Canada have declared a community crisis owing to the prevalence of the harms associated with prescription drugs (Dell et al., 2012). While Canadian cost data is lacking, recent research from the United States estimates the annual cost of the non-medical use of prescription opioids to be more than $50 billion, with lost productivity and crime accounting for 94% of this amount (Hansen, Oster, Edelsberg, Woody, & Sullivan, 2011). The National Advisory Council on Prescription Drug Misuse was formed in response to the growing problem in Canada. Led by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), the Coalition on Prescription Drug Misuse (Alberta) and the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, in partnership with Health Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Branch’s Prescription Drug Abuse Coordinating Committee (PDACC), the Council developed First Do No Harm: Responding to Canada’s Prescription Drug Crisis (the Strategy). The Strategy represents a broad collective effort by contributors who are active participants in this work and stewards of its realization. Council members were invited to participate because of their expertise, involvement and commitment to the issue, and their ability to take on responsibility in addressing it or in implementing solutions. Members represent governments, healthcare professionals (physicians, pharmacists, coroners, dentists and nurses), patients and families, First Nations, enforcement officials, regulators, industry leaders and researchers. This membership reflects a commitment to coordinated action across multiple sectors and jurisdictions. The Council developed a strategy that addresses the harms associated with prescription drugs, while giving important consideration to their therapeutic uses. Council members were actively involved in developing the recommendations, sought input from their networks of organizations and across sectors, and focused on communication and coordination within and across jurisdictions, disciplines and communities. First Do No Harm: Responding to Canada’s Prescription Drug Crisis addresses prescription drugs that are legal and have therapeutic uses, but also have a high potential for harm. This Strategy defines the scope of the prescription drug crisis Canada faces and provides a roadmap for reducing the harms associated with these drugs. It presents 58 achievable short- and longer-term recommendations that Council members believe will address these harms and have a collective impact. The members share in the issue and will now share in addressing it through implementing the recommendations. Details: Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, 2013. 88p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 5, 2013 at: http://www.ccsa.ca/2013%20CCSA%20Documents/Canada-Strategy-Prescription-Drug-Misuse-Report-en.pdf Year: 2013 Country: Canada URL: http://www.ccsa.ca/2013%20CCSA%20Documents/Canada-Strategy-Prescription-Drug-Misuse-Report-en.pdf Shelf Number: 128276 Keywords: Drug Abuse and AddictionDrug Abuse and CrimePrescription Drug Abuse (Canada) |