Health committee  That's a very tough question, and I wouldn't really use the word “recreational”. Much of the off-label use of opioids could be self-medication. There could be a whole range of reasons that people might be engaged in the non-official market for opioids. Certainly, if you go from

Health committee  On your first question, Ms. Davies, I think that's why we prefaced our presentation with the notion that this is incredibly complex. The witness talked about so-called big pharma. I think that's important. All you have to do is go to the U.S. and watch TV to see the promotion of

Health committee  Yes, I need about a minute.

Health committee  On the issue of displacement in the U.S., using the combined data from the 2002, 2004, 2008 to 2010 national survey on drug use and health, a recent study has shown that 77% of those reporting both non-medical prescription pain relievers and heroin use in the past year were found

Health committee  Thank you very much. I'm the executive director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition based at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. Thank you for inviting me to speak to the committee today on such a critical issue for Canadians. Our organization has membership of about 70 o

Justice committee  Okay, thank you.

Justice committee  Thank you very much. It's a pleasure to be here, and I'd like to thank the committee for inviting me to speak today. It's an honour to appear before you. My name is Donald MacPherson. I am the director of a new and emerging national organization, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalit