Doctor recycles prescription drugs to the homeless
Description:
A prominent Canadian doctor has begun to recycle unused prescription drugs to homeless people in Ottawa because he says they could not afford them otherwise, CBC News has learned.
Dr. Jeff Turnbull, chief of staff at the Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, acknowledges the practice is controversial but says it is one way to ensure that homeless people get the medication they desperately need.
Type of Resource:
Newspaper
Publication Date:
2009
Issue:
March 3, 2009
Location:
Ottawa, ON