'I empathize greatly with the need to do more to stop people from dying... This is not the solution for people at risk of death,' said Elaine Hyshka, associate professor at the University of Alberta's School of Public Health.
Hyshka noted that the biggest indicator of a successful treatment is treatment engagement. When somebody wants to get help, they are more likely to engage in whatever treatment is being offered.Story continues below advertisement
“If you’re just there because you have to be, there’s little likelihood that you will engage in whatever treatment is being offered,” Hyshka said. “I think in absence of that , it would be very premature and frankly irresponsible to start wholesale mandating people to these programs. We need to also recognize that setting up a system like this requires significant resources on the part of the treatment system, the courts and physicians… There are other avenues that could have a much better return on investment and save lives than this proposal.
“Our government has been pursuing a recovery-oriented system of care since we came in 2019,” Milliken said on Wednesday. “We want to make sure that no matter who you are, no matter your socioeconomic place in society you have the opportunity to enter into treatment and recovery.”
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