Province expands Selkirk addictions clinic hours
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The Manitoba government is expanding opiate addictions treatment options in the Interlake region.
Mental Health and Community Wellness Minister Sarah Guillemard said the province will spend $538,000 to offer opiate agonist treatment (using medication to prevent withdrawal and reduce craving) at the rapid access to addictions medicine clinic in Selkirk on a full-time basis.
“The creation of the full-time opiate agonist treatment clinic will address a growing demand for these services in the Interlake region while allowing the Selkirk (RAAM) clinic to devote more resources to patients with other substance use disorders,” Guillemard said in a release Tuesday.
According to the province, demand for addiction services has significantly increased at health-care facilities across Manitoba. The funding commitment will cover a team of nurses, nurse practitioners, administrative staff, addictions counsellors and physicians for the full-time opiate agonist treatment clinic.
The expanded hours will mean at least 100 additional patients will receive timely, community-based care, while the RAAM clinic will become more efficient and accessible, the province said.
The program addresses recommendations from the 2018 Virgo report on mental health and addictions services, which noted the province should increase access to opiate agonist treatment and community-based treatment with extended hours.
According to the province, it has committed more than $62 million to 47 projects or initiatives to address the report’s recommendations since 2019.