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Health committee I find that, in Montreal, it is completely insufficient. Crystal meth is not a drug like any other. It destroys people very quickly. Even if cocaine is used more, the consequences are not at all the same. There is little expertise and few resources. That's one of the problems. I
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
Dr. Réjean Thomas
Health committee Yes, but—
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
Dr. Réjean Thomas
Health committee No.
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
Dr. Réjean Thomas
Health committee Thank you. The situation has changed a lot. In the 1980s and 1990s, it was certainly cocaine, at parties for example, on occasion. We were in no way seeing the addiction we've been seeing in the last three or five years. After that, there were opioids. In Quebec, we have had ne
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
Dr. Réjean Thomas
Health committee It's a very high addiction. It looks to me like heroin at the moment, and we don't have methadone; that's the problem. We don't have easy ways to stop it. They come, they start, they try, they do everything, but it's very highly addictive.
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
Dr. Réjean Thomas
Health committee Good afternoon. I am Dr. Réjean Thomas. I'm not an expert on addiction, but rather sexual health. I'm going to talk to you about the link between amphetamine addiction and the current epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, HIV and hepatitis, particularly in downto
February 21st, 2019Committee meeting
Dr. Réjean Thomas