A Nova Scotian living with chronic pain has had to go to the U.S. to get her opioid prescriptions filled because she can't find a family doctor in the province. There are currently 37,339 people on the wait-list for a family doctor in Nova Scotia. 'I'm not a druggie'Lutz said, when she lived in the U.S., her doctor prescribed opioids and monitored her use. Dr. Maureen Allen, director of emergency services at St. Martha's Regional Hospital in Antigonish, says patients taking opiates should be monitored regularly by a family doctor. Lutz said she isn't sure moving to Nova Scotia was a good idea — or whether she can stay.

Source: CBC News November 07, 2017 11:31 UTC