• Using involuntary treatment to combat the addiction crisis

  • Dec 11 2024
  • Length: 26 mins
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Using involuntary treatment to combat the addiction crisis

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  • Alberta is facing a growing drug crisis and a new idea is on the table. The provincial government calls it compassionate intervention. Legislation set to be tabled this spring would allow the province to detain people involuntarily for addiction treatment. A CBC team travelled to Washington state where an involuntary-treatment law is already in place. Producer Kory Siegers and reporter Julia Wong share what it looks like and what they learned.
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