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EMS crews have saved 18 patients using Alberta’s overdose response appThe Digital Overdose Response Service app allows people who are using opioids alone to be monitored and have EMS respond if they become unconscious and need medical help.CanadaJun 1, 2023
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Alberta overdose response app opens provincewide after ‘numerous’ interventionsAlberta's Drug Overdose Response System app is now available provincewide as a measure to help people using drugs alone at home, but critics say the crisis needs more response.HealthJun 8, 2022
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Internal documents show confusion after Alberta government halted 2020 overdose prevention pilotInternal documents detail shock at the government stepping in to stop a project run by an arm's-length agency.PoliticsApr 8, 2022
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Alberta testing out new overdose prevention app in Calgary this summerThe UCP says the mobile app – called the Digital Overdose Response System – will help protect people who are using drugs recreationally while alone in their homes.HealthMar 23, 2021
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New, potentially life-saving app assists people using drugs alone in B.C.The new made-in-B.C. resource is called the Lifeguard App, and is free to download through the App Store and Google Map.HealthMay 25, 2020
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