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New Provincial Funding Announced to Speed Up Addiction Treatment
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People seeking to end substance addiction will face shorter waiting times for treatment services.
The provincial government says more than one-hundred spaces for people fighting substance addiction will be funded in 14 organizations in BC.
There will be 46 new spaces created in existing treatment facilities and more than 50 pay-for-treatment will be converted to fully publicly funded spaces.
Treatment beds are considered important when dealing with substance abuse because they provide a safe living environment during recovery.
The additional beds are expected to reduce waiting times for treatment and help reduce gaps for Indigenous people, women, rural communities, and people leaving corrections facilities.