Detox Centre

• 12-bed residential detox and addiction program approved for Peterborough area

  The program, to be run by Fourcast and the CMHA, will open six residential treatment beds and six residential withdrawal management beds.

  Health

  May 2, 2023
  
• The gaps in between: A look into Edmonton’s opioid epidemic

  The opioid epidemic is affecting families all over Edmonton, but is the province's recovery-only approach more harmful than helpful? Or do we need more harm reduction?

  Features

  Dec 17, 2022
  
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• Alberta wilderness addiction treatment program at risk of shutting down

  A wilderness-based addiction treatment program in western Alberta is at risk of shutting down. Alumni are now raising $625,000 to purchase new land and keep it operating.

  Health

  Jun 15, 2022
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• Southern Alberta filmmaker’s documentary on opioid crisis set to hit theatres

  The producer and director of the documentary "Kimmapiiyiptssini: The Meaning of Empathy" wanted to share how her home of Kainai is trying to address the opioid crisis.

  Features

  Nov 1, 2021
• ‘We are tired of losing our loved ones to the drugs’: Blood Tribe members hold rally raising concerns over detox centre

  A community rally held Wednesday on the Blood Tribe raised concerns about the detox centre Bringing the Spirit Home.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2021
• The meaning of empathy: Documentary examines the opioid crisis and community work being done on Blood Tribe

  An Indigenous filmmaker and member of the Kainai First Nations, is hoping her new film will shed light on the community work done on the Blood Tribe since the opioid crisis hit.

  Features

  Apr 26, 2021
• Southern Alberta woman detoxing from drug addiction delivers healthy baby

  Katherine Holy White Man is a single woman trying to get off drugs at the Blood Tribe detox centre in Standoff, Alta.

  Features

  Aug 30, 2019
• Blood Tribe killer: Detox centre calls on government for support amid fears of closing down

  'If we close down, we're going to see more overdoses, we're going to see more broken families,' warns the detox centre's head physician.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2019
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• Blood Tribe killer: How the drug crisis exploded on the southern Alberta First Nation

  Global News explores the origins of how the drug crisis exploded on the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta. A former drug dealer and user shares her role in the crisis.

  Investigations

  Jul 29, 2019
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• More addiction, mental health supports needed in N.B., advocate says

  As a 20-bed inpatient detoxification unit in Moncton temporarily closes on Monday to undergo renovations, one advocate says more needs to be done to provide support in New Brunswick.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2019