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Some of the community members showed up at the clinic Thursday to apologize to the clinic staff, said one employee.

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Police say they've had no problems with crime near Calgary's clinics. "To my knowledge, there has been no noticeable difference --no increase, no decrease," says Det. Doug Hudacin of the Calgary Police Service's drug unit.

Ald. Diane Colley-Urquhart, a nurse, says there are misconceptions about many of the people who seek help at methadone clinics. "People think that those who go on methadone are bums, are homeless, are alcoholics, are drug addicts, are unemployed and all of those stereotypical attitudes," she says. "My experience is that it couldn't be further from the truth."

"It's funny--in smaller communities, we are accepted," says Leslie, who also runs methadone clinics in Red Deer and Medicine Hat. "In a small community, you can educate the community. How do you educate a city of a million people?"

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