15 addiction treatment spaces to open in Lloydminster [Video]

The government of Saskatchewan is set to open 15 addiction treatment spaces at Thorpe Recovery Centre near Lloydminster.

On Tuesday, Saskatchewan’s minister for mental health and addictions Tim McLeod said the new spaces will help adults access inpatient addictions treatment and will be open to all Saskatchewan residents.

“The new spaces at Thorpe Recovery Centre are part of our promise to add 500 addictions treatment spaces across the province, which is a key pillar of Saskatchewan’s new action plan for mental health and addictions,” McLeod said in a news release.

This brings the total number of new treatment spaces to 183.

The ministry said it has requested supplier qualification for approximately 250 more treatment spaces across the province and anticipates several new spaces will open in the coming months.

The announcement came as the province reported its most drug toxicity deaths ever in 2023.

According to the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, 484 people died of confirmed or suspected drug toxicity in 2023.

The previous high was …