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Alberta to continue iOAT program for existing clients under $6M grant

Posted: Mar 02, 2021 7:58 PM MT | Last Updated: March 3 Injectable opioid agonist therapy has been shown effective for many people suffering with severe opioid use disorder. (Shutterstock ) Alberta says it will continue to fund injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) for current patients under a two-year grant. It comes as the government faces a lawsuit brought by 11 patients who say Alberta s move to end funding for the life-saving program is a violation of their Charter rights.  Staff were told about the grant in a conference call on Tuesday morning, two AHS employees with knowledge of the iOAT program told CBC News.  CBC is not naming the two AHS employees because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the grant.

Judge denies injunction to keep iOAT clinics open during lawsuit

Article content An Alberta court has denied an application that would have forced the province to continue providing injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) at two government-funded clinics slated to shutter next month amid an ongoing lawsuit. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Grant Dunlop ruled planned changes by the UCP government, and their effect on 11 severe opioid use disorder patients who launched a legal challenge, “will be minor.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Alberta judge denies injunction to keep iOAT clinics open during lawsuit Back to video “While there is an argument to be made that those changes will breach one or more of the Plaintiffs’ Charter rights, the Plaintiffs have not established that they will suffer irreparable harm as a result of those changes,” Dunlop wrote in his Feb. 25 ruling.

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