I'd like to see universal funding for opiate-agonist therapy and I'll draw to your attention to the analogy of HIV anti-retroviral therapy in B.C. and the lowered incidences of HIV from good care and open access to medications. I would also like to see industry incentives for people to take back-to-work opportunities that allow them to engage in recovery activities simultaneously.
A lot of my patients end up in low-paying jobs and have to daily walk the line between deciding to come and see me or engage in the other things they need to do for their recovery versus losing their jobs. There needs to be retraining and graduated return-to-work programs that are funded by incentives such as you have available to you.