This story was written the first summer after Drug Data Decoded launched, appearing on the cover of the March 2024 Alberta Views. Since then, its conclusions and predictions have borne out. A look at some of the follow-up work on the Alberta Recovery Model.| Drug Data Decoded
The Alberta government confirmed it is ending My Recovery Plan, the app that ostensibly tracked recovery progress & facility wait lists. However, the app is hosted by Amazon, placing users' personal health data at the mercy of the American Cloud Act.| Drug Data Decoded
Alberta's Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction is quietly terminating its contract with a personal data-harvesting app and replacing it with a publicly-owned 'bed availability dashboard.' The move coincides with reported scrutiny of ministry spending by the Auditor General.| Drug Data Decoded
Updated 09:00 MST, December 28, 2024. About Drug Data Decoded Drug Data Decoded delivers coverage of issues that concern people who use drugs and their communities. The publication blends investigative tools with opinion-based writing to arrive at conclusions concerning drug policy, policing and addiction treatment. Story authors are typically| Drug Data Decoded
Demand continues to increase dramatically for clean drug inhalation supplies, but procurement data obtained by Drug Data Decoded show the supply is being throttled back. Is the shortfall helping to drive Alberta cities to new overdose heights?| Drug Data Decoded
The Alberta government is going full MAGA with its Compassionate Intervention Act, which will strip people who use drugs of due process and force them into months-long medical incarceration.| Drug Data Decoded
The privately owned, sole-sourced app that collects personal health information of people entering recovery programs was launched as ‘voluntary’ to comply with Alberta privacy laws. But eight months later, it isn’t voluntary anymore.| Drug Data Decoded
Over a year after inking the deal, Alberta's Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction has yet to reveal the recipient of its largest contract. This appears to be ROSC Solutions Group, whose top brass are connected to the Premier's chief of staff and were early drivers of Recovery Capital Conference.| Drug Data Decoded
