Let’s move recovery One.Step.Forward.
Nobody chooses to suffer from addiction. There is hope for a brighter future, where those suffering can find support without stigma or fear of judgement.
One Step Forward: An Alliance for Advancing Recovery is proposing recommendations to the Ontario Government to comprehensively address opioid use disorder across the province.
Join our mission to increase the number of people in active recovery. Tell your MPP: it’s time to break down barriers so more people suffering from addiction can access a journey to recovery.
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Our Recommendations
“Ontario should act urgently to improve access to the full range of treatment options for those living with opioid use disorder, giving people the opportunity to navigate a course to recovery that better meets with their individual needs and challenges. The current approach is too narrowly defined, leaving barriers to access for many people for whom the standard approach isn’t suitable.”
Establish a cross-ministry Emergency Task Force to coordinate efforts across multiple ministries and engage external stakeholders, creating a synchronized approach to addressing the addiction crisis.
Launch and fund a remote access program – the Virtual Opioid Addiction Treatment Service – as one of several additional options connecting more people to the timely treatment and supports they need.
Reform current compensation and funding models for addiction care to ensure a patient-centered approach.
Empower pharmacists to play a greater role in treating people suffering from opioid use disorder. Ontario should amend the Pharmacy Regulations by updating the list to permit the administration of therapies approved by Health Canada since 2019.
Download the full report
Download our report to review the full recommendations. Once you review, remember to take action by emailing your MPP.
Tell your MPP to support treatment and recovery.
Tell your MPP to support more options for treatment and recovery.
Despite hundreds of thousands of Ontarians struggling with opioid-related addiction, the number of people receiving treatment for opioid use disorder has plateaued over the past four years. (Source: Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, Ontario Opioid Tool)
Tell your MPP to break down barriers and give recovery a voice.
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In the News
Non-profit, health sector, labour and municipal leaders join forces to address Ontario's addiction crisis
In an effort to address the growing opioid addiction crisis in Ontario, a group of Ontario-based health workers, pharmaceutical experts, first responders, non-profits, union leaders, and big city mayors have united to form One Step Forward: An Alliance for Advancing Recovery.
Opinion: Ontario must act now to halt northern opioid crisis
Timmins paramedic Seamus Murphy, whose own niece died of an overdose, says Ontario needs a virtual opioid addiction treatment service
About the Alliance
One Step Forward: An Alliance for Advancing Recovery is proud to represent groups that have been deeply affected by opioid-related addiction. We urge the Ontario Government to adopt a comprehensive approach that is centered on prevention, harm reduction and, crucially, prioritizes access to treatment and active recovery.
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