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Alberta announced on October 26 that construction was complete on the 75 bed Enoch maskêkosihk Recovery Community supported by a $35 million provincial capital investment. The Indigenous led facility expects to begin treating clients in December, so the announcement marks construction completion, not the start of patient services.
Canadian law recognizes addiction as an illness that can impair control over drug use. Families struggling to prevent another overdose are left confronting a difficult distinction between dangerous behaviour, decision-making capacity and the power to compel treatment.
Supervised withdrawal addresses an immediate medical problem. A successful transition also needs follow-up care, an agreed treatment option and a real receiving service.
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