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An Alberta government review into supervised drug consumption sites will focus on crime and safety in nearby communities, leaving out analysis of how those services help to reduce harm and save lives.

An eight-person committee chaired by former Edmonton police Chief Rod Knecht will be tasked with studying the “social and economic impacts” of supervised consumption services, associate minister of mental health and addictions Jason Luan announced Monday.

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The panel will hear from site operators, businesses, elected officials and other stakeholders, according to the UCP government.

The review encompasses all existing and proposed sites across Alberta. There are seven supervised consumption sites in Alberta, including four in Edmonton and one in Calgary.

A mobile unit proposed for Calgary’s Forest Lawn community, along with two other proposed sites in Red Deer and Medicine Hat, are also under review.