Alberta should set standards for addiction treatment centres, judge says in fatality report
An Alberta judge is recommending the provincial government set standards for governing residential medical detoxification and addiction treatment programs after she examined the death of a 25-year-old man at a rural recovery centre.
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![Joshua Corbiere, seen here with a family member's dog, died on Aug. 19, 2021 at an addiction treatment centre in east-central Alberta. An Alberta judge recently reviewed the circumstances of his death. A young man sits in a vehicle with a dog.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7252682.1720031946!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/joshua-corbiere.jpg)
An Alberta judge is recommending the provincial government set standards for governing residential medical detoxification and addiction treatment programs after she examined the death of a 25-year-old man at a rural recovery centre.