Alberta smartphone app intends to reduce overdose deaths in drug users at home theturtleislandnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theturtleislandnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Albertans across the province now have access to the Digital Overdose Response System (DORS), an app that helps prevent a fatal overdose when using opioids and other substances alone at home.
Budget 2022 provides an additional $1.6 million to continue the provincial rollout of HealthIM, a digital tool to support police when responding to mental health crisis calls.
Alberta’s government is enhancing access to recovery-oriented services in Medicine Hat to improve outcomes and reduce harm for people with the illness of addiction.