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Offers a substance abuse treatment program for individuals with opiate addiction which includes:

• Initial intake screening procedure
• Addiction assessment
• Urine drug test
• Physical and appropriate lab tests
• Counselling assessment
• Psychiatry assessment
• Two doctor's appointments per week during first two weeks
• Ongoing counselling and case management

Note: Offers both Methadone and Suboxone treatment

Offers a variety of programs related to substance abuse and problem gambling which provide options for developing healthy lifestyles free of harmful addictions including:

• Smoking Cessation Program
• Harm Reduction Program
• The Guided Self Change Program
• The Structured Relapse Prevention Program
• The Family Program
• A Program for the Counselling of Gamblers
• The Info Program
• A Program for Persons with Concurrent Disorders
• A Program for Youth
• School Linked Program for Youth
• The Women's Program
• The Men's Program
• Chosen Path
• The Children's Program
• The Optimum Life Program
• Parents of Teens Program

Provides services for individuals seeking assistance with substance abuse and problem gambling issues

Services offered are based on individual client needs and include:

• Comprehensive assessement related to alcohol/drug use and/or problem gambling
• Treatment planning tailored to individual needs
• Referrals to services/programs of SCAS or to outside services and/or residential treatment facilities
• Crisis intervention for individuals in need of immediate medical/mental health services
• Continuing care and ongoing support for clients who have completed a course of treatment to help them maintain healthy lifestyle

Additional services provided also include:

• Counselling sessions to explore ways of overcoming addiction problems through self-help or self-monitoring for those who so desire
• Outreach support and case management for pregnant or parenting women with addictions to opiates
• Case management for clients on methadone maintenance treatment
• Case management on a daily basis for addictions and housing that can include on-going assessment, a changing treatment plan, community treatement, advocacy, personal care coaching and collaboration with other services providers for clients who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness

 

• Promotes increased participation in sport, physical fitness and recreation, and other programs that encourage healthy lifestyles
• Offers individual and group information sessions on fitness and nutrition topics
• Assists individuals in creating a personalized fitness program and provides supervision while participant performs the program

Offers specialized fitness and nutrition programs for:

• Children
• Youth
• Women
• Seniors and disabled adults

Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight

• Offers a weight management program
• Provides encouragement and health information to support individual in achieving wellness goals

Smoke Free Living/Smoking Cessation

• Provides education and resources about initiatives to quit smoking
• Offers a support group including mentors who have gone through the process of smoking cessation

Youth Leadership

• Provides workshops to teach youth leadership skill development
• Addresses topics including conflict management, decision making, goal setting, teamwork, time management and developing and presenting workshops

Offers support to Aboriginal individuals who have or have had alcohol or drug addiction issues

• Provides culturally sensitive services and support to address drug and alcohol issues and to prevent or minimize the negative effects of addictive substances
• Promotes healthy lifestyle and offers alternatives to alcohol, drugs and solvents through family and community based activities and events
• Provides referrals to other community organizations and treatment centres
• Offers an after care support program for individuals who have returned from a treatment centre

Suspended until further notice

Offers programs suitable for individuals who require more than a few hours of treatment weekly, but do not require, or are unable to enter residential treatment services:

Day Treatment

• Offers structured group and individual counselling
• Provides education, support, and take home assignments

Evening Treatment

• Provides support and therapeutic group activities once a week for 10 weeks in a semi-structured environment

• Offers assessments to individuals who have concerns about their alcohol use, drug use and/or gambling
• Refers clients to appropriate treatment and/or community resources
• Provides assistance to family and friends who want to understand addictions and learn to cope or deal with the addiction of a significant other

Addiction services include:

• Adult Addictions Program
• Family Program
• Problem Gambling Program
• Program for persons with opioid dependence
• Smoking cessation program
• Youth Addictions Program

Offers a methadone maintenance program for opiate addicts based on an intensive outpatient model, over a 12-24 month period
 
Includes: 

• Initial intake screening procedure 
• A signed treatment contract 
• Focused medical examination 
• Appropriate lab tests 
• Initial as well as ongoing supervised urinalysis 
• Weekly group and individual therapy 
• Regular medical follow-ups and supervision 
• Regular daily Methadone dosing 
• Treatment of addiction related illness and/or diseases (such as Hepatitis C and HIV infection) 
• After care program

• Offers assessments, counselling, treatment planning, and case management to individuals who have concerns about their alcohol use, drug use and/or gambling
• Refers clients to appropriate treatment and/or community resources
• Provides assistance to family and friends who want to understand addictions and learn to cope or deal with the addiction of a significant other

Addiction services include:

• Adult Addictions Program
• Family Program
• Opioid Program
• Problem Gambling Program
• Smoking cessation program
• Youth Addictions Program