What Caregivers Need to Know About Medical Cannabis
Types of Pain: How to Classify and Talk about them
A Brief Overview on Canada’s Opioid Overdose Crisis
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Canada's Opioid Overdose Crisis
I'm a Caregiver looking for Help
Living With Chronic Pain
Medical Cannabis in the Workplace
Sleep Quality and Insomnia
Chronic insomnia is a long-term pattern of difficult initiating or maintaining sleep. Sleep disorders, like insomnia, are problems with the quality, timing, and amount of sleep, which result in daytime distress and impairment in functioning. (more…)
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Canada's Opioid Overdose Crisis
Chronic pain is rarely isolated; it is frequently linked with sleep disturbances and emotional distress, forming the well-known “Pain Triad”. These three interconnected ailments can affect a person's quality of life. (more…)
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Canada's Opioid Overdose Crisis
In Canada, the ongoing public health crisis of opioid overdose and deaths is worsening. Between January 2016 and June 2021, 24,626 persons died in Canada because of opioid overdoses, with latest figures indicating a frightening increase of 19 deaths per day. (more…)
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Mental Health Concerns
Cannabis and mental health have a complicated relationship because studies have yet to prove a causal association — does cannabis cause mental illness or do persons who suffer from mental illness 'self-medicate' with it? (more…)
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Mental Health Concerns
It's essential to consider the various forms of mental illnesses, each of which has its own set of symptoms and challenges. Mental illnesses are categorized by healthcare professionals based on their signs and symptoms. (more…)
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Mental Health Concerns
Mental health has a significant impact on our lives, actions, and relationships. Learning more about your mental health and how to express and manage yourself will help you make better decisions and feel more at peace in your daily life. (more…)
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Medical Cannabis in the Workplace
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I'm a Caregiver looking for Help
Caregivers are the front line in helping prescribed patients obtain and use medical cannabis as part of their treatment plan. And although medical cannabis is currently available in Canada for medicinal purposes, that doesn't mean patients and caregivers automatically have access to it. (more…)
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Living With Chronic Pain
Alternative pain treatment options are necessary to address the opioid crisis and the high prevalence of chronic pain. (more…)
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Living With Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is best treated through multi-modal therapies including physical therapies, psychotherapy, spiritual care, lifestyle management, and interventional therapies. (more…)
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Living With Chronic Pain
We all feel pain in different ways, so you may find it difficult to describe the type of pain you’re feeling to others. You can also experience more than one type of pain at a time, which only adds to the difficulty. (more…)
