Ministers of Mental speak on International Pain Awareness Month

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Ottawa – This month was International Pain Awareness Month, a time dedicated to improving our understanding of chronic pain, an often invisible condition that affects one in five Canadians across the country. That’s roughly eight million Canadians, ranging from children to older adults, whose quality of life can be severely impacted for months, even years, because of pain. It could be …

Health Canada’s Statement on Opioids, Pain Management

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Ottawa – Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists longer than 3 months. One in five Canadians, or nearly 8 million people, live with chronic pain. When not effectively managed, pain can have significant negative impacts on many aspects of an individual’s life and on the lives of those around them. Opioid medications are sometimes prescribed by health professionals …