A drug user "forced'' to switch to a reformulated methadone treatment introduced in British Columbia six years ago has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the provincial government, the college of pharmacists and a pharmaceutical company. Association of People on Methadone, said the withdrawal symptoms were so severe she took illicit drugs and overdosed eight times. The Health Ministry, which is named as a defendant in a civil claim filed in B.C. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions said the province had not yet been served with the court document. The lawsuit also alleges the charter rights of Shaver and other proposed members of the class action were infringed as a result of the "forced switch'' to Methadose.

Source: CBC News June 06, 2020 00:22 UTC