B.C. mom picks up her son’s ADHD medication, is given an opioid instead

06Jun

B.C. mom picks up her son’s ADHD medication, is given an opioid instead

By CBC Canada British Columbia News

A woman has her arms around a young boy with the beach and the sunset in the background.

A mother on Vancouver Island is warning people to double check their prescriptions after she was accidentally dispensed the powerful opioid hydromorphone instead of her son’s regular ADHD medication.

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