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Kim Rutherford

Kim Rutherford is a family physician at Spectrum Health, Vancouver, B.C., and a clinical instructor at the Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia. She also works with Vancouver Coastal Health as an outreach physician in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side.

Opinion | BY KATE SMOLINA, KIM RUTHERFORD | March 6, 2017
Across Canada, the tragic spike in opioid-related deaths has brought to national attention the large and complex issue of drug use and misuse. As fentanyl-related overdoses are gripping the country, there is a connected, but separate crisis of doctor-prescribed opioids being increasingly used on a regular, long-term basis. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
Opinion | BY KATE SMOLINA, KIM RUTHERFORD | March 6, 2017
Opinion | BY KATE SMOLINA, KIM RUTHERFORD | March 6, 2017
Across Canada, the tragic spike in opioid-related deaths has brought to national attention the large and complex issue of drug use and misuse. As fentanyl-related overdoses are gripping the country, there is a connected, but separate crisis of doctor-prescribed opioids being increasingly used on a regular, long-term basis. Photograph courtesy of Flickr