“Caleb,” which is not his real name, has destroyed nearly every relationship in his life. Family and friends have almost given up on him: he’s an addict.
He says he’s ready to get clean and sober, but like hundreds of others in the same situation, he can’t get a detox or treatment bed without having to wait weeks.
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Addiction counsellors say it’s torturous and inhumane to ask an addict to wait for help.
In light of increases in fentanyl abuse in Alberta, he’s breaking his silence to reveal the reality of an addict on a waiting list.
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