Addictions Recovery

• Alberta premier’s addictions mandate includes controversial involuntary treatment law

  The mandate letter focuses on preventative mental health supports and addiction recovery, but advocates say the absence of harm reduction is troublesome.

  Health

  Aug 2, 2023
  
• Penticton’s mayor supports opening of abstinence-based addictions recovery house

  The "sober living" house offers beds to those who have completed primary treatment at Discovery House and have maintained their sobriety for at least one year.

  Politics

  May 13, 2021
  
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• Calgary addiction recovery centre links COVID-19 to spike in waiting list: ‘Nobody is immune’

  A Calgary addictions recovery centre says its waiting list hasn't been this long since the floods of 2013.

  Health

  Aug 16, 2020
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• Financial struggles lead to staffing cuts at Edmonton addictions recovery centre

  Residents at Our House Addictions Recovery Centre are concerned staffing cuts will have an impact on the programs they're receiving.

  Health

  Oct 10, 2019
• ‘We would hate to close’: Edmonton addictions centre struggling with $400K in repairs

  Our House – a 60-bed addictions recovery facility for men – is trying to find a way to cover the cost of a major repair and renovation.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2018