Controversial “Alberta Recovery Model” showcased at new Lakeview Recovery Community

Remember kids, its not corruption if its "legal".

Incredibly political article. Provides little information about the service provided and omits critical info. if you follow the links you'll find that ROSC is a non profit funded entirely by the province. It also fails to mention what the new professionals are being trained on or why. It also fails to mention that there are dozens or organizations already operating under the harm reduction model.

All in all a shitty article to farm clics and political drama.

Seems like a bad idea to me, but I'd rather be wrong and see people helped than be right and "told ya so" when the money just lines private pockets, so good luck to them.

I think the polarization about the issue of what to do about drug addiction is partially a symptom of the fact that different communities have different needs. The approach needs to be different in Gunn than in downtown Edmonton. But, we're in a position where the political interests of the citizens in those places don't overlap very much, so no matter what, we're going to end up with solutions that nobody is fully happy with.

Speaking as a person with absolutely no love for the UCP, and with dissimilar views about how to address the problem of addiction, I don't hate the fact that they're actually trying something that might help people. Maybe this program won't work, but at least it's an attempt. It's better than hand waving about abstinence and law and order which takes no effort at all.

Welp, at least it's a non-profit and the amount of people under care is increasing.

I'd say this kind of thing is in the best 1% of UCP moments, considering everything else. It's a low bar but still.