12-step support groups for women and men who want to stop drinking or are recovering from alcoholism. Meeting times and locations are listed on the website; volunteers answer calls 24 hours a day. AA literature is available for purchase online or by appointmen...

Private treatment facility specializing in opioid use disorder. Services provided include treatment options for opioid use disorder including Methadone, Suboxone, and Sublocade; same day treatment starts; counselling services; doctors' services; referrals to o...

Provides free counselling and assessment for adults and youth with substance misuse concerns, and for people affected by someone else's substance misuse. Offers recovery support groups for people with addictions or who are affected by substance misuse. Promote...

Provides outreach and individual counselling for youth ages 13 to 24 (primary focus is on youth ages 13 to 18) who would like to change their relationship with alcohol and drugs. Staff provide support based on individual goals and needs; support may include he...

A group of seven mental health and substance use organizations in BC working together to help people improve their health and well-being. Through the website at www.heretohelp.bc.ca, they provide evidence-based information, self-management skills, systems navi...

Privately run medical clinic which provides a supportive, multidisciplinary, outpatient opioid agonist treatment program for adults 19 and older who use heroin or other opiates. Offers long-term stabilization on methadone and suboxone, withdrawal management, a...

Aims to prevent and treat substance addiction by creating public awareness, resources, and social change. Speakers share their personal experiences with addiction and their family member's addiction at public meetings, forums, and school events. Funds and oper...

Provides system advocacy to reduce the stigma around substance use and works to create equitable access to substance use health services. Develops and delivers educational workshops about substance use for individuals and organizations. Also partners with orga...

Provides accessible, evidence-based information about HIV and hepatitis C prevention, testing, care, treatment, and support. Fosters collaboration and capacity among people living with HIV and/or hepatitis C and other affected populations, frontline service pr...

BCCSU is working to respond to dual public emergencies (COVID-19 and the ongoing opioid overdose crisis) through guidance, education and training, and other resources to support the COVID-19 response amongst people who use substances. Eligibility requirements ...

National association of individuals and groups who work to improve the social, legal, and health conditions of people who use illicit drugs in Canada. Aims to establish an inclusive social justice network for people who use drugs, promotes drug user support gr...

Provides resources and information for individuals, as well as public, private, and non-governmental organizations working to prevent and reduce harms associated with substance use. Provides national leadership on substance use and advances solutions to addres...

A nation-wide network of community partners that informs Canadians about emerging drug use trends and associated issues. By coordinating community partners and assembling the information they report, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) he...

Facilitates population health research on substance use and addiction, and ways to promote health and reduce harm. The knowledge mobilization team develops activities and resources needed to help individuals, families, schools, and communities address issues r...

Online explorations of social and cultural aspects of gambling, ideas and feelings about gambling, mechanics of gambling, impacts of gambling habits, and relationship with money and games. Includes reflections with reading and questions to ponder. Funded by Pr...

One-stop centre for youth and families to access a drop-in resource room for support, food, laundry, and showers, as well as programming for social, health, education, housing, substance use, employment, and life skills services. Services include addiction cou...

Committed to reducing the harm caused by tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke. Aims to increase awareness of the health hazards of second-hand smoke and tobacco use, generate support for smoke-free environments, and support tobacco-control related act...

Provides a prescribed medicine such as methadone or suboxone to stabilize persons 19 years of age or older who are addicted to opioid drugs such as heroin, oxycodone, hydromorphone, and fentanyl, to help reduce harms associated with opioid use. Treatment is pr...

Inpatient program provides 24-hour medical supervision and support for adults ages 19 and up who want to withdraw and stabilize from the physical effects of alcohol and other substances; also available for youth ages 14 to 18. Services include medical manageme...

Supports the RCMP in delivering the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) keep'n it REAL (kiR) program to BC school children in Grades 5 and 6. The program empowers children with the critical thinking and life skills necessary to become safe and responsible c...

Maintains a comprehensive website designed for parents to learn about drugs and teen drug use. Provides education to parents and grandparents on the effects of drug use by children and youth, and offers tools to help parents talk to their children. Works with ...

Aims to address systemic gaps that exist for underserved and vulnerable communities across the Lower Mainland, including those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, children and youth, Indigenous, black, and people of colour populations, and individuals...

Delivers health care and support services through a network of health centres, hospitals, primary care clinics, residential care homes, and other facilities in the Fraser Health region. Services include home and community care, mental health and substance use,...

Develops and offers innovative health promotion, prevention strategies, and support services to assist BC residents make the best decisions regarding gambling. The program takes a gambling-neutral position, recognizing that gambling is an individual choice and...

Provides free education and prevention services designed to raise awareness regarding the risks associated with gambling, tips on how to gamble responsibly, information on where to get help, as well as information on other gambling issues. Individual contracto...