BC leading nation in drug use
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The number of illicit drug users in Canada doubled in the past decade, and BC holds the dubious distinction of leading the way on most fronts, according to a national survey released Wednesday.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - Drug-resistant superbugs are   present in Canadian hospitals in higher than expected numbers,   according to a study released on Wednesday, spurring a   recommendation to "hit them early, hit them right and hit them   hard."
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Canada is poised to become the first country to endorse a cannabis-based medicine after issuing final terms for the approval of a painkiller for multiple sclerosis patients.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - If Health Canada agrees, Vancouver crack addicts could have a safe place to inhale their drugs within the city's pioneer safe injection site.
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The annual report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information on health spending shows that health spending in the country is expected to reach $130.3 billion in 2004, a 5.9% increase over last year and the lowest annual increase in the last seven
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More than 40 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug, the government said in a report on the nation's health.
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The county that is home to the Food and Drug Administration took a first step Tuesday toward buying prescription drugs from Canada, despite FDA warnings that such a practice would be illegal.
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The rate of illicit drug use remained stable last year in the United States, but there could be a resurgence in the use of ecstasy and LSD among young adults, the federal government reported Thursday.
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A recent University of Missouri-Columbia researcher found that students are more likely to drink, smoke cigarettes and smoke marijuana when they receive drivers&#39; licenses.
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Marijuana use in Canada doubled over the last decade, according to the newly released Canadian Addiction Survey. It found that 14 percent of respondents used marijuana in the last year, compared to 7.4 percent in 1994, the Canadian Press reported.
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Some moms and dads might want to take a lesson from their kids: Just say no. The government reported Thursday that 4.4 percent of baby boomers ages 50 to 59 indicated that they had used illicit drugs in the past month. It marks the third consecutive yearly increase recorded for that age group by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
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Canada&#39;s health minister says this country cannot &quot;be the drug store of the United States.&quot;. Ujjal Dosanjh&#39;s warning comes as several states are pushing to buy low-cost prescription drugs north of the border.
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A study by the John Hopkins Medical Institute has claimed that caffeine is the &quot;most behaviourally active drug&quot; with even a single cup of coffee a day producing &quot;caffeine addiction&quot;.
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The Canadian Addiction Survey reports that 14 per cent of respondents used cannabis in the last year, up from 7.4 per cent in 1994.
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Demand for flu vaccines by high risk patients has increased significantly in British Columbia, Canada, says health officials from the Centre for Disease Control.
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OTTAWA - The number of Canadians using marijuana appears to have doubled over the last decade, according to the first major study of drug and alcohol use in the country in 10 years.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Demand for flu vaccine for high-risk individuals in British Columbia has risen sharply, partly because of US citizens crossing the border for shots, health officials say.