A PhD in biology taught me to sniff out pseudoscience, and it is rife in abstinence-only treatment.” Euan Thomson, lead of a national coalition seeking more inclusive community responses to the toxic drug crisis, on the for-profit “recovery” business.” #ToxicDrugCrisis #ABpoli

Studies the government has relied on show survivor bias, showcasing only people who survive treatment while looking past the many thousands of participants who die. And they relentlessly ignore the positive results of evidence-based practices like supervised consumption sites.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/03/03/Why-Fighting-Deadly-Alberta-Drug-Model/