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Back to EpisodesAlberta Closes Drug Consumption Sites, Shifts to Recovery Communities
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Albertas government shifts focus from supervised drug consumption sites to treatment and recovery services, closing two sites in Calgary and Lethbridge. Despite local complaints, officials cite a 39% drop in overdose deaths as evidence of the new approachs success. Three hundred fifty million dollars will fund eleven new recovery communities, with a focus on long-term solutions and no plans to add more sites.
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