By Dr. Cara Tannenbaum, Geriatrician and Director, Canadian Deprescribing Network

In 2003, then-53-year-old Bert Mitchell was in a car accident that nearly took his life. He came to in “excruciating” pain and his doctors put him on powerful opioid medication. More than a decade and several attempts later, he finally weaned off opioids. Now he uses alternative therapies to manage the pain—and has his life back. Read more…