Alberta smartphone app intended to reduce overdose deaths in drug users at home

The Alberta government has expanded a smartphone app aimed at preventing overdoses in people using drugs alone at home. Mike Ellis, associate minister of mental health and addictions, says the app is free and is available across the province, including in rural and First Nations communities. The app alerts emergency responders if a person using substances has signed in and becomes unresponsive to a pre-set timer. Alberta recorded its deadliest year on record for drug overdoses in 2021 with more