Three New Brunswick programs will get a share of the $8 million the federal government announced Friday for substance use and additions projects in Atlantic Canada.

Moncton-Dieppe MP Ginette Petitpas Taylor, who made the announcement in Moncton, said the government takes a holistic approach to addressing help for addictions.

“Prevention, treatment, harm-reduction measures all have a role to play," she said. "It's not that we have one single solution."

In Moncton, the Young Women's Christian Association of Moncton w ill get more than $540,000 for its Pathways program helping women and gender-diverse people succeed in long-term sobriety, she said.

Ensemble, will receive more; than $520,000 for its project HOPE, which stands for "helping overlooked persons excel."

The program provides

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