Report Shows Disproportionate Impact of Opioid Crisis on First Nations in Alberta

“There should be somebody saying, ‘what are we doing wrong here?’ And there is nobody saying that.”

Premier Danielle Smith and Mental Health and Addiction Minister Dan Williams signed memorandums of understanding with Tsuut’ina Nation Chief Roy Whitney in July 2023 to increase addiction treatment capacity on First Nations lands. Under the UCP’s watch, the opioid poisoning crisis has grown increasingly severe. (Flickr/Alberta Newsroom)

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