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Mayor Jim Watson will appeal to the Ontario government for more funding the city “desperately” needs to deal with the opioid crisis.
During a council meeting Wednesday, Watson said he will formally ask Eric Hoskins, the minister of Health and Long-Term Care, for additional investments into mental health and addiction treatment services for the city.
Watson said he’ll also be meeting with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne at the end of the month to discuss funding options for addiction treatment centres and harm reduction programs.
Though Watson hasn’t yet announced how much he will ask from the province, he stressed the city “desperately” needs more funding for treatment centres.
“When people want to get off drugs … you can’t tell them, ‘We don’t have a bed,’” he said.
In 2017, Ottawa saw its highest number of opioid overdose-related hospital visits ever, averaging approximately 30 per month, according to ministry numbers. Hospital visits peaked between last July and September, averaging 46 per month. This January, there have been 121 emergency room visits for suspected drug overdoses, according to Ottawa Public Health.
Watson said the money would come from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, to be dispersed through the city’s Local Health Integration Network.
Watson said Wynne has been “responsive” in the past to requests for funding to combat opioid addiction and expects the provincial government to cooperate.
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During a council meeting Wednesday, Watson said he will formally ask Eric Hoskins, the minister of Health and Long-Term Care, for additional investments into mental health and addiction treatment services for the city.
Watson said he’ll also be meeting with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne at the end of the month to discuss funding options for addiction treatment centres and harm reduction programs.
Though Watson hasn’t yet announced how much he will ask from the province, he stressed the city “desperately” needs more funding for treatment centres.
“When people want to get off drugs … you can’t tell them, ‘We don’t have a bed,’” he said.
In 2017, Ottawa saw its highest number of opioid overdose-related hospital visits ever, averaging approximately 30 per month, according to ministry numbers. Hospital visits peaked between last July and September, averaging 46 per month. This January, there have been 121 emergency room visits for suspected drug overdoses, according to Ottawa Public Health.
Watson said the money would come from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, to be dispersed through the city’s Local Health Integration Network.
Watson said Wynne has been “responsive” in the past to requests for funding to combat opioid addiction and expects the provincial government to cooperate.
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