A study from the University of Calgary has concluded the Calgary supervised consumption site is saving the province money.

New data on opioid-related deaths in Alberta show 142 people died of "apparent accidental opioid poisoning" in the first three months of 2020, according to a recently released government report.

The president of the Beltline Neighbourhoods Association is calling on the province to release a revised version of the supervised consumption site review to reflect information he says was taken out of context.

A report for the Alberta government has raised concerns that a large number of methamphetamine users are frequenting supervised consumption sites that were designed to respond to opioid overdoses.

The Alberta government is auditing the Arches-run Supervised Consumption Site in Lethbridge after receiving an "anonymous tip" of financial irregularities.

Penticton averages 20 calls each month for potential drug overdoses. So far this month, paramedics have responded to 18 calls, according to ambulance paramedics.

Alberta's supervised consumption services were discussed on Wednesday as members of communities in Edmonton got the opportunity to share their concerns.

More than 11,000 people have died of drug overdoses across Canada since 2016.

The public engagement session, hosted by the provincial government, is one of several being held across Alberta this month.

The premier says some of the spots will be new, while many of the beds have been underused or sitting empty because they weren't funded.