Substance Use / Addictions
Adult Substance Use Services Team
Provides information, education, support and treatment for people affected by or at risk of developing alcohol and other drug-related difficulties.more info
Al-Anon
Support for friends and families of alcoholics. more info
Alcoholics Anonymous
Helping alcoholics achieve sobriety. Meeting information is available online. more info
Alcoholics Anonymous - Information for Professionals
The Nanaimo Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) Committee is available to put on presentations about what Alcoholics Anonymous does and how A.A. works. more info
ARC Addiction and Recovery Clinic
ARC Nanaimo specializes in Opiate Substance Use Disorder and Opiate Replacement Therapy (Suboxone, Methadone)more info
AVI Health Centre
AVI Health and Community Services - Nanaimo operates a low barrier Health Centre that provides HIV Primary Care, PrEP prescribing and follow-up, PEP access support, STBBI testing and treatment, Opiate Agonist Treatment (OAT) and addictions services, HCV treatment, and Counselling; as well as a Positive Wellness Program that provides case management and community outreach for HIV and HCV positive clients, a Men’s Wellness Program and Testing Nights that provide social programming and STBBI/PrEP services for self-identified MSM, a clinical Outreach Team supporting clients contemplating or accessing addictions services, and an Education Program that works with people who use drugs, MSM, clinic clients, schools, other organizations, services providers, and all people at risk of HIV, HCV, and/or toxic drug poisoning/overdose to support HIV, HCV, and addictions & sexual health harm reduction education.more info
BC Alcohol & Drug Info & Referral Line
A 24/hr information line and referral services throughout BC for people needing any kind of help with substance abuse.more info
BC Smoking Cessation Program
Clearview Detox Centre
Clearview Detox is a free of charge community residential facility providing treatment for acute medical withdrawal. The 12 bed medically supported facility serves the following regions; Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo, Parksville, Courtenay/Comox, Port Alberni, Campbell River and Tofino/Ucluelet. Clearview Detox Centre provides two programs to assist people in dealing with their addiction and related problems: - Acute Medical Detoxification Program: This program provides Acute medical detoxification for Substance Abuse Intervention Program in their local area. This program serves all of Central and upper Vancouver Island. more info
Crescent House Sobering & Assessment Beds
Effective Jan 2, 2017 Crescent House is switching over to 5 Sobering beds with 1 Crisis Stabilization bed.more info
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