The associate minister of addictions seems to think that the pandemic is to blame for Alberta’s record numbers of drug-related deaths.
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What a year’s worth of data tells us about how supervised consumption affects deaths and EMS. And was defunding the SCS the right choice?
Deaths in private residences, however, are declining.
Alberta’s EMS data for 2021 is nearly 50% higher than last year’s, and the year isn’t even over yet.
Last week, the Alberta government announced that they had passed 8,500 addiction treatment spaces. But their singular focus isn’t fixing the drug crisis.
This is the highest number of deaths seen in Lethbridge during the same 12 month period over the previous 4 years.
Alberta government data shows that Lethbridge saw more drug-related deaths between January and June 2021 than in the same period any other year.
Yesterday, the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce hosted an all-candidate forum. Given recent restrictions implemented by the Alberta government, the chamber chose to have no public audience and livestreamed the video, which you can view below. As part of their livestream, they allowed viewers to submit questions, which then the moderator would share with the candidates. […]
Lethbridge has seen 25 drug-related deaths so far in 2021. That beats out every other year except last year, but we’re on track to beating that, too.
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Why I support those who do drugs
I don’t consume drugs, but I support freedom and protection for those who do.