I don't know that I made a great deal of assumptions.
Here are my assumptions:
- We have significantly fewer beds now than we did 30 years ago.
- The population of Ontario has increased ~50% in those intervening years, meaning the bed count per 1000 residents is lower still.
- Currently in Ontario, there are significant waits for in-patient, addiction treatment, when professionally referred and consented to.
^^ This can be changed, BC, under an NDP goverment is moving towards compulsory treatment in some cases.
That is not to suggest this is the appropriate course of action in every case, or most cases; but it surely is in some.
I know.
That's a perfectly reasonable statement, but any which way, more treatment capacity is required. Be that of any duration or type.