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Health Authority addiction services by subregion
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Burnaby
Fraser Health Authority services for Burnaby, 604-453-1900.
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Comox Valley - Campbell River
Vancouver Island Mental Health and Addictions services in: Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland, Denman and Hornby Islands and Campbell River including Quadra and Cortes Islands, Gold River, Tahsis and Sayward.
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Cowichan Valley
Vancouver Island Mental Health and Addictions services in Duncan, North Cowichan, Mill Bay, Chemainus, Lake Cowichan, Ladysmith, and Thetis and Kuper Islands.
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Mt. Waddington
Vancouver Island Mental Health and Addictions services in Port McNeill, Port Hardy, Port Alice, Alert Bay, Zeballos.
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Nanaimo
Vancouver Island Mental Health and Addictions services in Nanaimo, including Lantzville, Gabriola Island, and Cedar.
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Northeast Addiction Services
Northern Health Authority services for Chetwynd; Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupe; Hudson's Hope Fort Nelson; Fort St. John; Tumbler Ridge.
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Northern Interior Addiction Services
Northern Health Authority services for Burns Lake and Granisle; Fraser Lake, Fort St. James and Vanderhoof; McBride; Mackenzie; Prince George; Quesnel; Valemount.
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Northwest Addiction Services
Northern Health Authority services for Atlin, Dease Lake, Houston, Hazelton, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Queen Charlotte Islands/Haida Gwaii, Smithers, Stewart, Terrace.
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Oceanside
Vancouver Island Mental Health and Addictions services to Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Coombs and Errington, Port Alberni and the Westcoast including Ucluelet and Tofino.
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Richmond
Vancouver Coastal Health services provided in Richmond. Access Central numbers are 1-866-658-1221 or 604-658-1221
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Vancouver
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority addiction services in the largest of the region's communities.
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Vancouver Island Addiction Services
Access point to the six island regions served by Vancouver Island mental Health and Addictions Services, a discrete part of Vancouver Island Health Authority. The names of the MHAS regions and their links in this list are: Comox Valley - Campbell River; Cowichan Valley; Mt. Waddington (the northernmost); Nanaimo; Oceanside (both central coasts); Victoria-Southern Gulf Islands.
Note that the regions of the Health Authority itself are north, central and south--just three.
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Victoria-Southern Gulf Islands
Vancouver Island Mental Health and Addiction services to Central Saanich; Colwood; Esquimalt; Greater Victoria; Langford; Metchosin; Oak Bay; Saanich; Saltspring and; Southern Gulf Islands; Sooke/Jordan River/Port Renfrew; View Royal.
Out-of-province treatment centres
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Hazelden
British Columbia youth have chosen this Oregon treatment program with their families' support. The site itself is recommended. If blogging for the FTGA site might be for you or your child, read Hazelden's "Journaling can help you sort out what you can and cannot control."
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Choose Again
An attitudinal healing centre in Cost Rica might seem an extreme option, but B.C. parents in fear of their children's lives—and asking themselves "What is it costing me to not have my child in treatment?"— have looked into Choose Again.
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Portage
Portage, which operates the long-term youth treatment centre in Keremeos, is a non-profit organization that has been dedicated to the social rehabilitation of substance abusers since 1973. The Keremeos centre serves families in the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser health regions. (FGTA policy supports offering long-term treatment on Vancouver Island and other regions as well, but no plans are yet underway for publicly supported facilities elsewhere.)
Portage also offers services and programs in the Montréal and Québec City regions, in Ontario, and in Atlantic Canada.
The organization's aim is to return serious substance abusers to mainstream society as drug-free, crime-free and productive citizens through comprehensive, responsive and cost-effective interventions based on the therapeutic community approach.
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Serenity Ranch
For: men and women
Fees: by private payment
From the website:
"Serenity Ranch's Mission is to provide a natural, safe, supportive as well as structured residential care facility for men & women PLUS family and aftercare programs for their families and significant others who have been affected by addiction to alcohol and/or drugs."
Program length options: three months or six months.
Phone 403-784-3993. E-mail: recovery@telus.net
