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ACCH

@ACCH_STI

ACCH provides provincial leadership through its collective voice to bring social change with respect to the human and social impacts of HIV and related issues.

 Alberta, Canada
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Joined January 2013
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LHIVE Healthy is an online study to find out if web-based support can help HIV-positive people achieve their health goal. Participation is in 3 steps with gift-card compensation. Check out the website for more information lhivehealthy.ca
Lethbridge being considered for “alternative justice” drug treatment court lethbridgenewsnow.com/2020/0…
Lethbridge being considered for “alternative justice” drug treatment court

Lethbridge being considered for “alternative justice” drug treatment court

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The city could soon see the permanent establishment of an alternate way of dealing with peopl...

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Media headlines making opioid crisis worse, study finds ctv.news/00JQ9lm
LIVE: Throne speech focuses on common ground to be found in Liberal minority-led 43rd Parliament ctv.news/WlLBQ3S
Roald Dahl's Heartbreaking Letter To Anti-Vaxxers Needs To Be Read By Everyone iflscience.com/health-and-me…
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Controversial ‘conscience rights’ bill should not move forward to a vote, committee rules thestar.com/edmonton/2019/11… via @torontostar
Controversial ‘conscience rights’ bill should not move forward to a vote, committee rules

Controversial ‘conscience rights’ bill should not move forward to a vote, committee rules

Committee members who voted against the bill said that in its current form, the bill does not address unintended consequences it may have on patient access to healthcare services like medical...

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Contribute to a study on HIV and stigma in Alberta! See the details on our facebook page: facebook.com/ACCH.STI/
Alberta Community Council on HIV

Alberta Community Council on HIV

Alberta Community Council on HIV. 325 followers. ACCH provides provincial leadership through its collective voice to bring about social change with re

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Alberta supports opioid class action lawsuit

Alberta will participate in the proposed class action, filed in B.C., to recoup costs of opioids from opioid manufacturers and distributors.

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"Would you like to exercise more? Eat better? Smoke less? LHIVE Healthy is a research study looking to see if online support can help HIV-positive people meet their health goals. Participation is confidential. See lhivehealthy.ca for more information"
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Fentanyl responsible for record proportion of Alberta opioid deaths, report finds | The Chronicle Herald thechronicleherald.ca/news/c…
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Here's where the leading candidates at the centre of the overdose crisis stand on safe supply | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…

Here's where the leading candidates at the centre of the overdose crisis stand on safe supply | CBC...

Angel Gates has lived in the Downtown Eastside for more than 31 years. Altogether, she has lost 75 people to the opioid crisis, including her best friend and the father of her eldest child.

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‘The largest health crisis of our generation’: How each federal party plans to deal with the opioid crisis globalnews.ca/news/5895146/c…

‘The largest health crisis of our generation’: How each federal party plans to deal with the opioid...

More than 11,000 people have died of drug overdoses across Canada since 2016.

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Supervised consumption sites on the discussion table in Calgary ctv.news/ccBGvxM
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Premier Kenney speaking at recovery conference - September 11 at 9:15 a.m. youtu.be/QFmVARWtTqM via @YouTube
Premier Kenney speaks at addiction recovery conference - Sept 11, 2019

Premier Kenney speaks at addiction recovery conference - Sept 11, 2019

Premier Jason Kenney speaks at the Recovery Capital Conference of C...

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Health Canada eyes private-sector cash to fund opioids solution tinyurl.com/yxv8cnbg via @NatObserver
Alberta government reiterates support for naloxone kits after concerns it may enable some drug users globalnews.ca/news/5840866/a…

Alberta government reiterates support for naloxone kits after concerns it may enable some drug...

Alberta Mental Health and Addictions Associate Minister Jason Luan reiterates his support for naloxone kits after hearing concerns from parents.

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On this #internationalawarenessday, we will continue to raise awareness about overdose, stigma, and addiction #timetoremember #timetoact Learn more overdoseday.com/
International Overdose Awareness Day: 31 August

International Overdose Awareness Day: 31 August

International Overdose Awareness Day spreads the message about the tragedy of drug overdose death and that drug overdose is preventable.

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Alberta associate mental health minister worries overdose antidote may be 'enabler' of opioid use cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/j…
Alberta NDP call for firing after minister wonders if naloxone may be 'enabler' of opioid abuse |...

Alberta NDP call for firing after minister wonders if naloxone may be 'enabler' of opioid abuse |...

Alberta's associate minister of mental health is facing a call for removal from his job after comments he made about an opioid antidote. After an event Friday, Jason Luan told reporters that he had...

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Read this portrait of losses to the opioid crisis from the Globe and Mail: tgam.ca/343Dht3
A portrait of loss: 15 women, 16 overdose deaths, one national drug crisis

A portrait of loss: 15 women, 16 overdose deaths, one national drug crisis

These women have lost loved ones to a deadly affliction, but they want them to be remembered as more than just ‘addicts.’ Here are their stories

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Oklahoma opioid ruling 'gives us a successful road map' for Canadian lawsuits, lawyer says | CBC News cbc.ca/news/health/opioid-ok…
Oklahoma opioid ruling 'gives us a successful road map' for Canadian lawsuits, lawyer says | CBC...

Oklahoma opioid ruling 'gives us a successful road map' for Canadian lawsuits, lawyer says | CBC...

An Oklahoma judge found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid crisis, ordering the company to pay $572 million US. But will that judgment have any impact on cases...

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