The Alberta government is ending an online tool meant to help Albertans navigating addition treatment and recovery in the province.

The My Recovery Plan app was launched in 2021 and was designed to be a health record software system, collecting the personal health data of people in recovery to track individual progress.

It also monitors the outcomes of programs and organizations offering recovery services.

The app is free to use, and clients can register through any publicly-funded residential addiction service provider. Clients then complete questionnaires to provide the necessary information, but harm reduction advocates say the app serves as a barrier more than a tool for those trying to access recovery services.

“Substance use is highly stigmatized and every barrier you put up

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