LPS To Offer Addiction Treatment Upon Arrest - March 21, 2022 - Micah Quinn

The Alberta government announced a unique new partnership with the Lethbridge Police Service and the Blood Tribe Police. Those who are battling addiction now have access to addiction treatment once they are arrested. Alberta’s Virtual Dependency Program says that anyone who is arrested in Lethbridge or on the Blood Tribe will be able to access an addiction medicine physician. Lethbridge Chief of Police, Shahin Mehdizadeh, says this is a voluntary program and officers can also implement it on the streets.

The Alberta government says approximately 70 per cent of opioid-related deaths in our province occur in private residences, often among those using opioids or other substances while alone.

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