Clement Announces $20M for Vcr Drug Treatment
Posted on: Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 15:00 CDT
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER - Health Minister Tony Clement side-stepped questions about Vancouver's controversial safe injection site in announcing more funding for drug-treatment programs in the province.
Clement promised more than $20 million for programs to battle drug-addiction programs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and hepatitis C.
In an announcement out of Ottawa, in conjunction with Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan, the federal health minister says $10 million will be spent over five years.
The new funds will help fund 20 new treatment beds for female addicts and a community treatment team that will offer rehabilitation programs, as well as access to medical and psychiatric help.
Another $10.6 million will go toward a national program that focuses on hepatitis C prevention, research and support.
But Clement dodged repeated questions about the future of Vancouver's controversial safe-injection site, known as Insite, which requires Ottawa's approval to remain open beyond June 30.
Source: Canadian Press
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