Council learns about next steps in tackling opioid abuse
LETHBRIDGE – Drug use only continues to grow in the city, but strategies are starting to form in order to tackle the root cause, according to Lethbridge’s Coalition on Opioid Abuse.
The group was formed last fall by the City of Lethbridge, including representatives from the health, justice, emergency medical, post-secondary, municipal, education and social services sectors. It began as a way to research best practices and provide evidence based recommendations.
Several executive leaders from the coalition made a presentation to council members on Monday (May 1), going over the most critical data on local drug use.
But to fully understand the crisis at hand, it’s important to be aware of the drugs behind it all.