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Ontario needs to crack down on doctors who have turned drug addiction therapy into a money-making venture, a provincial report obtained by the Star says.
Among the findings: Some doctors are ordering far too many expensive drug tests, while in other cases narcotic painkillers are being over-prescribed, leading to addiction.
The report of the Methadone Task Force, created in response to a Star investigation, will be officially released today.
Methadone is a synthetic narcotic used daily by about 16,000 Ontario drug addicts to reduce cravings for heroin and other narcotics.
The task force report says methadone is a valuable tool to cure addictions but found problems with how the provincial methadone program is being administered and policed.
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