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Amanda Hu
@amandalhu.bsky.social

Re-upping the criticisms of the data the UCP used to justify their decision to close the Calgary and Lethbridge SCS. This looks to be an instance if decision-based evidence making. If we care about *all* Calgarians, we have a duty to look at this critically #yyccc #yyc rdnewsnow.com/2026/03/14/s...

rdnewsnow.comStudy: Closure of Red Deer’s overdose prevention site had no detrimental impactsA new study published by an organization launched by the Government of Alberta claims there's been no increase...
Euan Thomson@drugdatadecoded.ca

Emergency doctor in Red Deer commenting on the Alberta government’s fraudulent study on supervised consumption. Keep the public outcry going. This ‘study’ has already had impacted policy in SK, MB and ON. It must be retracted and investigated. reddeeradvocate.com/2026/03/19/o...

reddeeradvocate.comOpinion: New study on OPS in Red Deer has its flaws - Red Deer AdvocateRecently, a small publication assessing the impact of Red Deer’s Overdose Prevention Site closure has been getting significant political and media attention. The study suggests that the closure of the...
Euan Thomson
@drugdatadecoded.ca

Main issue with that RD News Now story and most other reporting on this study is they ignore the conflicts of interest. Yesterday's CBC piece mentioned them but didn't explain. Why focus narrowly on methodology when it's clear the authors had no business publishing on this? Media need to step up.

Euan Thomson
@drugdatadecoded.ca

Interviewing the Streets Alive Mission without explaining that its private treatment programming is "Christ-centred" (meaning evidence-free) and just happens to fit the UCP christonationalist agenda perfectly? We have a big problem here. streetsalive.ca/genesis-wome... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.caClosing drug consumption site will move overdoses onto Calgary streets, health experts fear | CBC NewsNearly five years after first announcing its plans to close the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, the Alberta government set a date to close the site later this year ...

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Euan Thomson
@drugdatadecoded.ca

Lots here to start with on the conflicts of interest, and all the FOIP documents are provided. No excuses for media failing to report on this esp since they all follow DDD lol. 1. drugdatadecoded.ca/centre-of-re... 2. drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...

drugdatadecoded.caCentre of Recovery Excellence manipulating health information of people who use drugs to undermine their safetyThe Alberta government's Crown corporation has published its first study using personal health numbers of people accessing supervised consumption sites. While its findings fail to hold up, it offers ...