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Increase Ontario Addiction Funding |
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Published by Evan Soikie on Jun 19, 2007
Category: Health
Region: Canada
Target: Ontario Government
Web site: http://canada.acorn.org
Background (Preamble):
Addictions Services in Ontario have declined in quality for the last 14 years while demand has increased. Drug use in Ontario has been a growing problem and has increased as much as 50% over a ten year span in some Ontario cities.
Funding for such services was on a 12 year freeze followed by two small funding increases in 2004 and 2007 which increased funding by 3% and 1.5%. These have not met the rate of inflation let alone increased demand.
As a result our addictions services are failing leaving addicts nowhere to turn except long waiting lists. The ripple effects of this cost the government and private industry an estimated $34 Billion annually.
Funding for such services was on a 12 year freeze followed by two small funding increases in 2004 and 2007 which increased funding by 3% and 1.5%. These have not met the rate of inflation let alone increased demand.
As a result our addictions services are failing leaving addicts nowhere to turn except long waiting lists. The ripple effects of this cost the government and private industry an estimated $34 Billion annually.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, believe that Addictions Services in Ontario are deteriorating and require an annual funding increase of no less than $200 Million.
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