Alberta officials announced “record breaking” spending on addiction recovery in the province’s upcoming budget and a new panel of leading international experts to inform Alberta’s recovery-based approach. “Alberta has emerged as a national leader in building recovery-oriented systems of care for addiction and mental health,” said Nicholas Milliken, minister for mental health and addiction, at the annual Alberta Recovery Conference in Calgary on Feb. 22.
Premier Danielle Smith, who spoke at the conference on Feb. 21, said “Critics say that recovery is not an achievable or realistic goal. … When we say recovery is possible, we’re providing hope and optimism to people who are often living without any hope.”…