New clinics are to open in Manitoba this summer to treat people looking for help in dealing with substance abuse issues.

The province will fund more than $1.2-million for five Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine clinics -- two in Winnipeg, one in Brandon, one in the Interlake, and one in northern Manitoba.

Dr. Ginette Poulin is the medical director of the Additions Foundation of Manitoba.

"Access to both methadone and suboxone, which are current treatments for opiate-use disorder, will be provided in the RAAM model, along with treatments for alcohol dependency, crystal meth certainly, and Benzodiazepines," Poulin told reporters after today's announcement.

Arlene Last-Kolb lost her 24-year-old son Jessie to opioid poisoning in 2014. She spoke at today's press conference and says these RAAM clinics will provide those living with addiction a safe place to seek help.

The RAAM clinics are modelled after a system in Ontario. The province says the model is intended to treat any and all substance-related addictions, and has been successful in relieving pressure on emergency departments in other jurisdictions.

"Acute medical services that are required for life-saving measures are still very appropriate to be seen in the emergency department, and this does not replace that, however once a patient is stabilized and ready for further treatment, they could then be transitioned to the RAAM clinic," said Dr. Poulin.

Dr. Poulin says in a release from the province "these clinics will work closely with hospitals, emergency departments, crisis services, and primary care centres to get patients linked quickly into the addictions system for assessment, services and treatment."