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Suspension of iOAT could lead to patients dying, lawyer argues during injunction hearing

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Patients who suffer from severe opioid use disorder could face irreparable harms including risk of death or sexual assault if a government-funded treatment program is halted next month, an Alberta court heard Wednesday.
Clinics in Calgary and Edmonton, which provide injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT), are slated to close in March following a decision by the United Conservative government, pending the outcome of a court challenge.
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Shuttering those clinics would lead to “adverse health effects” for iOAT patients, who are likely to return to using street opioids, experience homelessness, contract sexually transmitted infections or lose access to primary care, argued Edmonton lawyer Avnish Nanda during Wednesday’s injunction hearing. ....

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Lawyer argues suspending iOAT could lead to patients dying

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Patients who suffer from severe opioid use disorder could face irreparable harms including risk of death or sexual assault if a government-funded treatment program is halted next month, an Alberta court heard Wednesday.
Clinics in Calgary and Edmonton, which provide injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT), are slated to close in March following a decision by the United Conservative government, pending the outcome of a court challenge.
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Lawyer argues suspending iOAT could lead to patients dying Back to video
Shuttering those clinics would lead to “adverse health effects” for iOAT patients, who are likely to return to using street opioids, experience homelessness, contract sexually transmitted infections or lose access to primary care, argued Edmonton lawyer Avnish Nanda during Wednesday’s injunction hearing. ....

Lillian Riczu , Jennifer Jackson , Avnish Nanda , Alanna Smith , Mark Snaterse , Ed Kaiser Postmedia , Nate Gartke , Opioid Dependency Program In Alberta , Postmedia Network Inc , University Of Calgary , Alberta Health Services , Sheldonm Chumir Health Centre In Calgary , United Conservative , Grant Dunlop , Opioid Dependency Program , Health Centre , Postmedia Network , Street East , ஜெனிபர் ஜாக்சன் , அவனிஷ் நந்தா , அலன்னா ஸ்மித் , ஓபியாய்டு சார்பு ப்ரோக்ர்யாம் இல் ஆல்பர்ட்டா , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் கல்கரி , ஆல்பர்ட்டா ஆரோக்கியம் சேவைகள் , ஒன்றுபட்டது பழமைவாத , மானியம் டன்லப் ,