Alberta medical students lobby to change approach to opioid crisis

Increased access to harm reduction interventions and metrics around the success of privately run recovery programs are among the calls-to-action in a report by Alberta medical students. (Shutterstock / Billion Photos - image credit)A group of medical students is calling for improved access to evidence-based interventions to help address the opioid crisis in Alberta. It's one of three calls to action contained in a new report from medical students at the universities of Calgary and Alberta. In October 2022, Alberta introduced rules limiting who can prescribe high-potency drugs to people with difficult-to-treat opioid addictions. Students from across the province are gathering at the legislature on Monday to advocate for their calls to action.