The Government of Ontario says the $222 million it earmarked over the next three years as part of its opioid addiction and overdose prevention strategy will mean more front-line harm-reduction workers will be in place across the province. Other initiatives that will be funded include:
- Expanding the supply of naloxone and exploring more opportunities to make nasal spray naloxone available;
- Expanding Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinics across the province and boosting access to community-based withdrawal management services and addictions programs; and
- Expanding proven harm-reduction services, such as needle exchange programs and supervised injection sites.
The provincial government will also collaborate with the Ontario College of Family Physicians on physician training about appropriate prescription of opioids for pain management and how to treat patients with addiction.
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