Ready for addictions treatment now, this man says it's impossible to access care in rural Ontario
CBC
Jason Krassilowski says he is ready to get treatment for his addiction.
Like, right now.
But living in Dryden, Ont., a rural city of about 8,000 residents that's 350 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, Krassilowski said it's impossible.
Standing in the way is a long list of barriers.
A wait list to get a counsellor. A referral for treatment. A wait list for a spot at a residential treatment centre. Money to travel hundreds or thousands of kilometres to get to the treatment. Money, sometimes covered by public or private insurance, to pay for treatment.
Krassilowski doesn't even know where to start.
It's a story common among people with addictions who live in rural communities across northwestern Ontario and the region, experts say.
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