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‘Enormously complex’ file in store for new minister Saks, say addictions specialists, as calls grow for more funding to address ‘overdose crisis’

'Until we start taking this seriously and we actually see some political will to do something about this, we’re going to continue to see it getting worse,' says University of Calgary clinical assistant professor Robert Tanguay.

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August 28, 2023

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‘Enormously complex’ file in store for new minister Saks, say addictions specialists, as calls grow for more funding to address ‘overdose crisis’

'Until we start taking this seriously and we actually see some political will to do something about this, we’re going to continue to see it getting worse,' says University of Calgary clinical assistant professor Robert Tanguay.

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