Gifford-Jones, W 1/1/1997 - 31/12/2024
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1 CN ON: Column: Hang Drug Dealers? Readers ReactSat, 11 Feb 2017
Source:Toronto Sun (CN ON) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Ontario Lines:88 Added:02/14/2017

Last week, I wrote that unless we use Singapore's solution to hang drug pushers, we will never defeat the opioid epidemic in North America. This week, a strong response from readers.

A police officer in a major Canadian city writes, "Thank you for the temerity to write this column. I wonder why we have a law that says a drug is illegal, yet the law supervises injection sites to consume illegal drugs!" He adds, "Unfortunately our law makers do not have the gonads to protect citizens against flagrant abuses. Thanks for your valued columns."

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2 CN AB: Column: Heroin Has Role As PainkillerThu, 25 Aug 2016
Source:Lethbridge Herald (CN AB) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Alberta Lines:91 Added:08/30/2016

Why cancer patients will suffer to protect the lives of addicts

How history repeats itself! Today, politicians are once again ignoring the pain of terminal cancer patients. At the same time they are shooting themselves in the foot by making illogical remarks about pain. This human folly takes me back 37 years.

In January 1979, I wrote a New Year's resolution in this column to petition the government to legalize medical heroin to ease the agony of terminal cancer patients. I knew that heroin had been used in English hospitals for 90 years, so why not have this painkiller available in North America? But rather than being applauded for my compassion, all hell broke loose.

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3CN BC: Column: Cancer Patients Suffer To Protect Addicts' LivesSun, 28 Aug 2016
Source:Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:British Columbia Lines:Excerpt Added:08/30/2016

How history repeats itself. Today, politicians are once again ignoring the pain of terminal cancer patients. At the same time, they are shooting themselves in the foot by making illogical remarks about pain. This human folly takes me back 37 years.

In January 1979, I wrote a New Year's resolution in this column to petition the government to legalize medical heroin to ease the agony of terminal cancer patients. I knew that heroin had been used in English hospitals for 90 years, so why not have this painkiller available in North America? But rather than being applauded for my compassion, all hell broke loose.

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4CN SN: Column: Why Cancer Patients Will Suffer To ProtectSat, 27 Aug 2016
Source:StarPhoenix, The (CN SN) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Saskatchewan Lines:Excerpt Added:08/29/2016

How history repeats itself! Today, politicians are once again ignoring the pain of terminal cancer patients. At the same time they are shooting themselves in the foot by making illogical remarks about pain. This human folly takes me back 37 years.

In January 1979, I wrote a New Year's resolution in this column to petition the government to legalize medical heroin to ease the agony of terminal cancer patients. I knew that heroin had been used in English hospitals for 90 years, so why not have this painkiller available in North America? But rather than being applauded for my compassion, all hell broke loose.

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5 CN AB: Column: In Praise Of HeroinSat, 27 Aug 2016
Source:Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Alberta Lines:99 Added:08/29/2016

High-Dose Opiods Ease Dying Patients' Suffering

How history repeats itself! Today, politicians are once again ignoring the pain of terminal cancer patients. At the same time they are shooting themselves in the foot by making illogical remarks about pain. This human folly takes me back 37 years.

In January 1979, I wrote a New Year's resolution in this column to petition the government to legalize medical heroin to ease the agony of terminal cancer patients. I knew that heroin had been used in English hospitals for 90 years, so why not have this painkiller available in North America? But rather than being applauded for my compassion, all hell broke loose.

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6 CN ON: Column: In Praise Of HeroinSat, 27 Aug 2016
Source:Toronto Sun (CN ON) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Ontario Lines:97 Added:08/28/2016

High-Dose Opiods Ease Dying Patients' Suffering

How history repeats itself! Today, politicians are once again ignoring the pain of terminal cancer patients. At the same time they are shooting themselves in the foot by making illogical remarks about pain. This human folly takes me back 37 years.

In January 1979, I wrote a New Year's resolution in this column to petition the government to legalize medical heroin to ease the agony of terminal cancer patients. I knew that heroin had been used in English hospitals for 90 years, so why not have this painkiller available in North America? But rather than being applauded for my compassion, all hell broke loose.

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7 CN AB: Column: How Readers Would Treat 42,000 AddictsSat, 25 Jun 2016
Source:Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Alberta Lines:89 Added:06/28/2016

Eureka! Just recently I reported that it was impossible to write this column. I had asked readers to respond to how I believe 42,000 addicts on methadone should be treated. Then my computer developed terminal cancer and I thought all your responses had been lost. Fortunately, the "Geek Squad" resurrected them.

From a Times Colonist reader: "Your suggestion that sending addicts to northern Canada to chop wood caught my eye. I was impressed by your research. The addicts I have known have no interest in getting o methadone and improving themselves. I say, enough of this nonsense. Why not have them chop wood? We all do some form of work to eat." This reader then added, "I initially believed that the practice of hanging drug dealers in Singapore was too extreme. But on further thought I'd hang them myself if they gave heroin to my healthy innocent granddaughters."

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8 CN ON: Column: How Readers Would Treat 42,000 AddictsSat, 25 Jun 2016
Source:Sudbury Star (CN ON) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Ontario Lines:91 Added:06/26/2016

'You are right that doctors see a financial windfall and will not stop using methadone'

Eureka! Last week I reported it was impossible to write this column. I had asked readers to respond to how I believe 42,000 addicts on methadone should be treated. Then my computer developed terminal cancer and I thought all your responses had been lost. Fortunately, the "Geek Squad" resurrected them.

From a Times Colonist reader, "Your suggestion that sending addicts to northern Canada to chop wood caught my eye. I was impressed by your research. The addicts I have known have no interest in getting off methadone and improving themselves. I say, enough of this nonsense. Why not have them chop wood? We all do some form of work to eat."

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9CN ON: Column: How Readers Would Deal With 42,000 AddictsTue, 21 Jun 2016
Source:Windsor Star (CN ON) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:06/24/2016

It has always seemed absurd to me. It's just a legal dependency being substituted for an illegal addiction.

Eureka! Last week I reported it was impossible to write this column. I had asked readers to respond to how I believe 42,000 addicts on methadone should be treated. Then my computer developed terminal cancer and I thought all your responses had been lost. Fortunately, the "Geek Squad" resurrected them.

From a Times Colonist reader, "Your suggestion that sending addicts to northern Canada to chop wood caught my eye. I was impressed by your research. The addicts I have known have no interest in getting off methadone and improving themselves. I say, enough of this nonsense. Why not have them chop wood? We all do some form of work to eat."

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10 CN ON: Column: Strong Opinions On Treatment For AddictsTue, 21 Jun 2016
Source:Packet & Times (CN ON) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Ontario Lines:88 Added:06/24/2016

Eureka! Recently I reported it was impossible to write this column. I had asked readers to respond to how I believe 42,000 addicts on methadone should be treated. Then my computer developed terminal cancer and I thought all your responses had been lost. Fortunately, the "Geek Squad" resurrected them.

From a Times Colonist reader, "Your suggestion that sending addicts to northern Canada to chop wood caught my eye. I was impressed by your research. The addicts I have known have no interest in getting off methadone and improving themselves. I say, enough of this nonsense. Why not have them chop wood? We all do some form of work to eat."

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11CN PI: Column: Readers Have Their SayTue, 21 Jun 2016
Source:Guardian, The (CN PI) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Prince Edward Island Lines:Excerpt Added:06/23/2016

Eureka! Last week I reported it was impossible to write this column.

I had asked readers to respond to how I believe 42,000 addicts on methadone should be treated. Then my computer developed terminal cancer and I thought all your responses had been lost. Fortunately, the Geek Squad resurrected them.

From a Times Colonist reader, "Your suggestion that sending addicts to northern Canada to chop wood caught my eye. I was impressed by your research. The addicts I have known have no interest in getting off methadone and improving themselves. I say, enough of this nonsense. Why not have them chop wood? We all do some form of work to eat."

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12 CN ON: Column: Treating 42,000 AddictsTue, 21 Jun 2016
Source:Sault Star, The (CN ON) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Ontario Lines:88 Added:06/23/2016

Eureka! Last week I reported it was impossible to write this column. I had asked readers to respond to how I believe 42,000 addicts on methadone should be treated. Then my computer developed terminal cancer and I thought all your responses had been lost. Fortunately, the "Geek Squad" resurrected them.

From a Times Colonist reader, "Your suggestion that sending addicts to northern Canada to chop wood caught my eye. I was impressed by your research. The addicts I have known have no interest in getting off methadone and improving themselves. I say, enough of this nonsense. Why not have them chop wood? We all do some form of work to eat."

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13CN BC: Column: Do Addicts Deserve Heroin Or Exile?Sun, 07 Dec 2014
Source:Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:British Columbia Lines:Excerpt Added:12/09/2014

How would I react if I were dying of terminal cancer and none of the current painkillers could ease my agony? Or if I were suffering day after day the pain of crippling arthritis and no medication relieved my misery? And then I read that addicts were granted prescription heroin to treat their addiction.

I'd be damn annoyed that this painkiller was available for addicts but not for cancer victims and others dying in pain.

Several years ago I wrote that I'd send addicts to chop wood in Northern Canada. That would surely solve their addiction.

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14CN BC: Column: If Addicts Can Have Heroin, Dying People Should TooTue, 02 Dec 2014
Source:Nanaimo Daily News (CN BC) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:British Columbia Lines:Excerpt Added:12/05/2014

How would I react if I were dying of terminal cancer and none of the current painkillers could ease my agony? Or if I were suffering day after day the pain of crippling arthritis and no medication relieved my misery? And then I read that addicts were granted prescription heroin to treat their addiction.

I'd be damn annoyed that this painkiller was available for addicts but not for cancer victims and others dying in pain.

Several years ago I wrote that I'd send addicts to chop wood in Northern Canada.

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15CN SN: Column: Heroin Issue Worth RevisitingSat, 05 Nov 2011
Source:StarPhoenix, The (CN SN) Author:Gifford-Jones, W Area:Saskatchewan Lines:Excerpt Added:11/05/2011

The Globe and Mail was wrong in a recent column about the insite heroin clinic in Vancouver when it stated that heroin was an illegal drug. Its editors have forgotten that when I wrote for the Globe I spent thousands of dollars placing ads in the newspaper during a campaign to legalize heroin. And that Jake Epp, the minister of health, announced on Dec 4, 1984, that heroin would be legalized to treat terminal cancer pain.

But what happened after that?

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16 CN MB: Column: Singapore Solution Could Work On Drug DealersFri, 24 Jun 2011
Source:Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Manitoba Lines:91 Added:06/26/2011

How did this country and the U.S. become such drug-addicted societies?

A recent report states that the pain killer Oxycontin is now the number one drug used by addicts in North America. But whether it's this drug, crack cocaine, crystal meth or others, the result is always the same: wasted lives, needless deaths, crime and the spending of tons of taxpayers' money that should be used for productive purposes. It's a cop-out when ministers of health claim there's no easy answer.

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17CN ON: Column: Readers Respond On Medical MarijuanaThu, 31 Mar 2011
Source:Windsor Star (CN ON) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:04/02/2011

By Dr. W. Gifford-Jones, Special to The Windsor Star

Were the judges right or wrong? A man suffered spinal injuries in a car accident leaving him with chronic pain only relieved by marijuana. His insurance company refused to pay for this medication. But Quebec judges believed that "personal experience" must be considered when deciding if a patient is helped by medication. They ruled his company must pay $5,000 so he could grow his own marijuana. When I wrote about this I asked for your opinion.

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18CN SN: Column: Judges Support Patient's Marijuana UseSat, 19 Mar 2011
Source:StarPhoenix, The (CN SN) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Saskatchewan Lines:Excerpt Added:03/19/2011

What would you do if you were the judge? A man in his 40s (his name is protected under provincial law) is involved in a severe car crash. His spine is badly damaged resulting in painful spasms. A variety of painkillers are prescribed to alleviate the pain, but none are effective. Would you agree to the medical use of marijuana?

Patient X requested insurance coverage for marijuana, but it was refused. Not an unexpected decision as the use of this drug has sparked controversy for many years. But an unusual event occurred in this case.

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19 CN MB: Column: Refreshing Common Sense On MarijuanaFri, 11 Mar 2011
Source:Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Manitoba Lines:97 Added:03/11/2011

Judges See It's About Pain Relief

What would you do if you were the judge? A man in his 40s (his name is protected under provincial law) is involved in a severe car crash. His spine is badly damaged, resulting in painful spasms. A variety of painkillers is prescribed to alleviate the pain, but none are effective. Would you agree to the medical use of marijuana?

Patient X requested insurance coverage for marijuana, but it was refused. Not an unexpected decision, as the use of this drug has sparked controversy for many years. But an unusual event occurred in this case.

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20CN ON: Column: Judges Make The Right Marijuana RulingThu, 10 Mar 2011
Source:Windsor Star (CN ON) Author:Gifford-Jones, W. Area:Ontario Lines:Excerpt Added:03/10/2011

What would you do if you were the judge? A man in his 40s (his name is protected under provincial law) is involved in a severe car crash. His spine is badly damaged resulting in painful spasms. A variety of painkillers are prescribed to alleviate the pain, but none are effective. Would you agree to the medical use of marijuana?

Patient X requested insurance coverage for marijuana, but it was refused. Not an unexpected decision as the use of this drug has sparked controversy for many years. But an unusual event occurred in this case.

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