The latest Centre of Recovery Excellence (CoRE) announcements and news from the media.
Urgent appeal for changes to addiction treatment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2026 Calgary, Alberta— Reversing an opioid overdose with naloxone is lifesaving, but it does not prevent some life-changing consequences, such as irreversible brain damage. A Letter to the Editor published in the globally renown journal Addiction is calling for change in how clinicians … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2026 Calgary, Alberta— People entering Alberta’s provincial correctional centres can now access treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in less than one day thanks to an innovative partnership between Correctional Health Services (CHS) and the Virtual Opioid Dependency Program (VODP). A new peer reviewed article published in Healthcare Quarterly and … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2026 Calgary, Alberta—The Canadian Centre for Recovery Excellence (CoRE) is taking the next step in moving Alberta’s Compassionate Intervention (CI) program forward through establishment of a Compassionate Intervention Expert Group (CIEG). Led by CoRE’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Nathaniel Day, the CIEG met in person for the first time on … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2026 CALGARY — A new peer-reviewed article published in Pharmaceuticals and co-authored by CoRE’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Nathaniel Day, suggests buprenorphine, a medication commonly used to treat opioid use disorder, may also reduce the risk of fentanyl-induced respiratory depression, the primary cause of fatal opioid overdoses. The paper examines … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 10, 2026 Calgary, Alberta—Today, Addiction, the globally leading scientific journal, published CORE’s landmark findings on how the closure of an Overdose Prevention Site in Red Deer, Alberta did not result in increased deaths, emergency department visits, or EMS (ambulance) calls for site users and after the site closed, more site users sought … Continued
At the 68th Annual UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Dr. Nathaniel Day, CoRE’s Chief Scientific Officer, presented to attendees representing close to 100 nations. He shared major efforts made in Alberta to address the crises of addiction in Canada. Securing this thought leadership opportunity is just one of CoRE’s strategic achievements in its first year … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 4, 2025 Calgary, Alberta—The Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence (CoRE), in collaboration with Dr. Charl Els, is pleased to announce the publication of a new position paper, Cannabis in Safety-Sensitive Industries. Endorsed by the Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada (OEMAC), this paper has been published for peer review in the … Continued
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