01-03-2019 00:32 via vancouversun.com

Daphne Bramham: First Nations' solution to a modern, medical crisis is a return to traditional ways

Ending Canada’s opioid overdose crisis will likely require much more than sophisticated drug therapies. In fact, it might mean following the lead of First Nations health-care providers and transforming how we think about and deliver medical services.
First Nations people are dying of opioid overdoses at three times the rate of the general population. Hidden in that data are Canada’s most-neglected victims — Indigenous women.
Unlike in the general population where men comprise 8
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