Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The information is not available because the department does not track use of opiates. However, we do have the NWT Pharmacy Act which will give us the power to set up the regulations, but we don’t have the funding to set it up. Health Canada does track non-insured health benefits prescription use, if they’re going to that program to purchase the prescription drugs; but if they pay cash, we don’t track that either. Thank you.
Tom Beaulieu on Question 69-17(2): Abuse Of Prescription Narcotics
In the Legislative Assembly on February 14th, 2012. See this statement in context.
Question 69-17(2): Abuse Of Prescription Narcotics
Oral Questions
February 13th, 2012
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