Robbie Daniels is one of several people behind Sobercrew, a group of mainly Indigenous people whove found a way out of their addiction through culture and sobriety.

In 2017, the province reviewed all opioid-related deaths and found that of those with occupations listed, 53 per cent had employment in trades, transport or equipment operation.

Popular drugs like fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine are cut with cheap ingredients to help dealers stretch their supply, according to the Calgary Police Service.

A 21-year-old Calgary woman is suing the provincial government after it changed the rules around who can prescribe high-potency, short-acting opioids.

Marshall Smith is the architect of a fundamental shift in how Alberta intends to address opioid addiction and treatment in the province. This story is the first in a week-long series called The Way Out: Addiction in Alberta.