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CBC Radio interviews PIVOT legal lawyer Douglas King about PHC's heroin case

Posted on Tue, Mar 25, 2014 - 12:00am

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Pivot legal lawyer Douglas King speaks to host Stephen Quinn about asking B.C. Supreme Court for an injunction to a group of five people access to prescription heroin.

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PIVOT fighting for right to use heroin-assisted treatment

Posted on Tue, Mar 25, 2014 - 12:00am

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The PIVOT legal society is fighting today to overturn a federal decision making it illegal for patients in life or death situations to have access to heroin-assisted treatment.

It wants its clients to continue to access the treatment as part of the SALOME study.

“Ideology should not be a ruling policy in this case; we need to be looking to what’s in the best interests of our clients’ health and the best interests of society,” says Douglas King with PIVOT.

Anita Bathe Reports

The Pivot Legal Society and Providence Health Care are in BC Supreme court this week

Posted on Tue, Mar 25, 2014 - 12:00am

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The Pivot Legal Society and Providence Health Care are in BC Supreme court this week, arguing five patients should be allowed access to prescription heroin to manage their addictions despite recent changes to federal laws.

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