Alberta Considers Involuntary Addiction Treatment

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controversial compassionate intervention legislation

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Alberta seeks to implement involuntary treatment, patients will be unable to refuse certain treatments

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Bill 53 — the Compassionate Intervention Act — was a 2023 election promise.

The legislation would allow for both adults and youth to be placed into involuntary addiction treatment if they are deemed to likely cause significant harm to themselves or others due to their addiction or substance use.

Mental Health and Addiction Minister Dan Williams said the legislation has been underdevelopment for some time because the province wants to "get it right".

Officials said when developing the legislation, the province gathered insight across the globe.

The province pointed to jurisdictions like Portugal , Massachusetts , Norway and Washington State .

Recovery Alberta said not intervening will not lead to any benefit.

“Intervening in our most unwell, vulnerable and most suffering individuals is really the only way to do it,” Recovery Alberta says.

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