Alberta here: Lets see, been doing opioids for approximately 14 years.
Oxycodone, Hydromorphone, HM-Contins, Morphine (M-Eslon is my fav), Have never tried Kadian or seen them here really. I know there are Kadians, I just happen to run into M-Eslon or MSContin Morphine. Lately tons and tons of Clandestine Labs in AB/BC pressing fentanyl pills that look like the original old OxyContin 80's. (CDN - one side, 80 on the other) and I must say Fentanyl "green beans" as we call them here in Alberta are so easy to get, 15-20 minutes to my door, sometimes quicker. And since I'm on 24mg/day of bupe - fucking AB Mental Healthcare is the worst in Canada I must say. Idiot dupe doc prescribing 24mg of bupe to me? Jesus... and also starts fucking around with my double benzo script from the beginning, I was on 6mg Alprazolam/day and 4mg Clonazepam per day, right away he cuts me off both, and says "I have to talk with the pharmacist to find the equivalent dose in Diazepam"
What dose do they come with in Diazepam for me? Fucking 35mg/day, and I kept trying to get my point across to him that my benzo problem has been going on for approximately 15-16 years and the withdrawal coming off high dose benzodiazepines holy fuck I would not wish that on my worst enemy.. So basically I dumped this prick doctor, now even my old fam doctor won't take me back, and I'm not asking for a fucking huge ass script for everything here. All I need is Clonazepam 2mg BID or TID would be preferable., Venlafaxine XR 150MG/day, Pregabalin 300mg BID. I have a temporary clonazepam 2mg BID script from a walk-in doc, this doc had more sympathy and he was even saying what that bupe doc did to you with the bentos is VERY VERY dangerous. I was so so depersonalized, catatonic, shaking, found it hard to feel my face, felt like I had a fever. Like what the hell does it take for a person who is benzodiazepine dependent for YEARS, and not only that, I just lost my brother on April 15th, he was my best friend, nicest guy around, he was 2 years older than me he was 32, I just turned 30. Anyways.. our provincial healthcare system REALLY scares me.