Alberta recorded its deadliest year on record for deaths caused by drug overdoses in 2021, the majority of which were linked to opioids. Now, organizers behind a new pilot program in Calgary say their service could help prevent further fatalities among drug users faced with an increasingly contaminated supply.
A study published in the Harm Reduction Journal found more than $2.3 million in cost savings through the Safeworks Harm Reduction Program at the Sheldon Chumir Health Centre from November 2017 to January 2020.