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They can come any time and if they’re requesting help, we will be there to help them. "People know they can come to us now at the shelter, at the hospital, at our new safe consumption site really soon. See: Safe injection site location chosen for number of reasons Known as an Urgent Public Health Needs Site, it's a temporary solution and would bridge the gap while work is done to establish a supervised consumption site, which could take two to three years to work through the approvals. Along with being a safe-injection site, people will be able to access treatment, social services and primary care. In the coming weeks, a safe injection site - Safe Health Site Timmins - is opening. A primary care clinic at Living Space has been created and they've started a virtual clinic for addictions management in Attawapiskat. They've developed an addictions management team and advocated for detox beds at Timmins and District Hospital. Related: Doctors' work to address opioid crisis earns national recognition The emergency room physicians noticed a substantial increase in the number of overdoses and have been working to address the issue ever since. "When we started we weren’t really sure how it was going to turn out and I think we’re just so thankful to have the support of the community, the hospital and the other agencies,” Bellemare said. They're also delighted that so many people are supporting their work, Marion-Bellemare added. This is just the start of more things to come for us,” Samson said. There’s still a lot of projects, still a lot of ideas to help this community and the most vulnerable people that are suffering from addictions. We just started doing this two years ago because we knew there was a problem and there’s still a lot of work to be done and we’re going to continue to do that. “We were both quite surprised when we got the nomination and got offered this. The duo has been leading the local response to the opioid crisis. The annual honour is organized by Timmins Together and is awarded to people who have shown leadership in human rights, humanitarianism or anti-discrimination, inclusivity, and welcoming activities locally and beyond. Two doctors setting the standard for treating addictions have picked up another accolade.ĭoctors Louisa Marion-Bellemare and Julie Samson were officially added to the Timmins Human Rights Wall of Fame today.