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Alberta minister defends plans for involuntary drug treatment

Feb 28, 2025
24:19

Alberta plans to build two involuntary drug addiction treatment centres, for people who won't or can't seek treatment themselves. Matt Galloway asks Alberta's Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Dan Williams why his government believes this is the right approach — and what evidence there is to show that forced treatment helps.

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