Kenney government investing more than $80M on 4,000 addictions treatment spaces in Alberta

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the money is part of a $140-million commitment to addictions and mental-health care in the United Conservatives’ election platform

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced more than $80 million in new funding for 4,000 spaces to treat people with addictions.

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.Kenney told an addictions recovery conference in Calgary that too much emphasis has been put on harm reduction initiatives, like supervised drug consumption sites.

 

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Good investment None of the other programs work they way they are intended without treatment space available when it’s needed.

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