Executive Leaders Coalition on Opioid Use at CIC meeting to discuss drug crisis impacts, three phase plan
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LETHBRIDGE – Representatives from Alberta Health Services Addiction and Mental Health, ARCHES, Lethbridge Police Service, Fire and EMS, and two local school districts met on Monday, Oct. 1 to talk about the effects the drug crisis has had and is continuing to have in the community.
The Community Issues Committee Meeting, which was open to the public, was the first phase in a three-phase approach to try to come up with solutions to deal with open drug use, an increase in thefts, assaults, break and enters and other crimes, needle debris, panhandling, the effect that has all had on the general public, and the lack of services for addicts when they want to get help.
Each of the speakers represented one or more of the “four pillars” approach to drug addiction, which include harm reduction, enforcement, treatment and education and prevention.
The presenters were tasked with explaining what their service was, the resources currently available, efforts staff are making to address the drug crisis, any supporting statistics, and what they believed were local gaps in services.
