Opinion: New Alberta centre will find best practices for mental health, addictions

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