Our services

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

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)

Resource navigation:

• Support with navigating available healthcare and community resources for long-term addiction support (ie residential, outpatients, long-term counselling, group therapy)

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

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