Alberta Announces ‘Record Breaking’ Budget for Addiction, Reports on Recovery-Based Approach

Alberta Announces ‘Record Breaking’ Budget for Addiction, Reports on Recovery-Based Approach
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to members of the media during a press conference in Ottawa, on Feb. 7, 2023. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press
Tara MacIsaac
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Alberta officials announced “record breaking” spending on addiction recovery in the province’s upcoming budget and a new panel of leading international experts to inform Alberta’s recovery-based approach.
“Alberta has emerged as a national leader in building recovery-oriented systems of care for addiction and mental health,” said Nicholas Milliken, minister for mental health and addiction, at the annual Alberta Recovery Conference in Calgary on Feb. 22.