Our services
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Assessment and information:
- Assessment of substance use history and review of available treatment options
- Education on the risks and impacts of substance use on health
- Information on harm-reduction, overdose prevention, and recommended low-risk guidelines
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Pharmacological/medication:
Please Note: The only medications that are prescribed are those that treat withdrawal or reduce cravings for the substance used.
- Medication-assisted treatment of alcohol and opioid
- Outpatient tapering of patients on substance use (i.e., opioids, benzodiazepines, cannabis use)
- Management of acute withdrawal (i.e., alcohol, opioids)
- Use of naloxone (a medication used to quickly and temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose)
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Resource navigation:
- Support with navigating available healthcare and community resources for long-term addiction support (ie residential, outpatients, long-term counselling, group therapy)
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Counselling:
- Short-term individual counselling and psychotherapy (up to five sessions)
- Single-session counselling focused on psychoeducation on substance use, support with referrals, and further resource navigation
- Peer support counselling: Meet with a peer support worker that has experience in addiction recovery
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Group program:
- Virtual drop-in peer support group programs for support in addiction recovery.
- Program in development: Smoking Cessation and Skills-Building to Cope with Addictions