Alta., Ont., Sask. partnership to create recovery-focused addictions treatment

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April 04, 2024

The three provinces are partnering to build addictions treatment systems focused on recovery, instead of safe supply. To start, they’ll share policy ideas to manage the addictions crisis. Critics are denouncing the Alta. government’s refusal of safe supply. Last year was the deadliest on record in Alta. when it comes to drug poisoning deaths, as 1,706 people died from Jan. to Nov., a 24% increase from 2022.

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