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Cory Morgan: Alberta’s Involuntary Drug Addiction Treatment Initiative Should Be Applauded

1 March 2025 6:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

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Alberta took a recovery-oriented approach to dealing with the opioid addiction crisis under Premier Jason Kenney’s leadership in 2019. By 2021, over 8,000 addiction treatment spaces had been funded.
Harm reduction advocates insisted Kenney’s approach was misguided and said lives would be lost over his refusal to embrace drug dispensaries as B.C. had. B.C.’s decriminalization strategy turned into a catastrophe and the government was forced to reverse it in early 2024. Meanwhile, in Alberta, fatal opioid overdoses fell by 55 percent  in 2024. The investment in recovery centres has paid off.
Now under Premier Danielle Smith, the plan is to take things a step further with what is being called “compassionate intervention” centres. Under the compassionate care legislation, a family member, guardian, doctor, or police officer can request a mandatory treatment order for an addict if it’s felt the addict may harm themselves or others. This ability to restrain a person already exists under the Mental Health Act but it now has a more addiction-specific legislative basis. Two new centres are to be built at an estimated price of $180 million….