[1]Addiction Services, a division of the Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection, aims to assist all individuals in achieving a safe and healthy lifestyle.
[1] Addiction Services is operated by the District Health Authority of its corresponding community, and links to each of the individual offices are provided by means of an interactive map.
[3] The site also links to media initiatives such as keepcontrol.ca and provides a comprehensive listing of information for specific audiences, such as the homeless, aboriginal, youth, and senior populations, which is available both online and in downloadable format.
The range of information available includes statistics, research, and policy papers and reports; links to journals, databases, and bibliographies; and other websites and web-based print resources, among others.
The mandate of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is to provide national leadership and evidence-informed analysis to secure the efforts required to reduce alcohol and other drug-related harms.
[4] CCSA provides access to a range of information relating to substance use and addiction, with a clear emphasis on prevention, and provides full access to their publications through the "Topics and Publications" sections of the website, including CCSA reports, statistics and fact sheets, newsletters and serials.
A comprehensive Drug Prevention guide is provided in the Healthy Living tab of the official Health Canada website.
At our Sheppard Avenue headquarters, the community has discovered a comfortable, safe, and spiritual environment where understanding is the rule.
The National Anti-Drug Strategy, in cooperation with the Government of Canada, provides three action plans aimed at the prevention of illegal drug use, treating those struggling with addictions, and combating the production and distribution of the illegal drug trade to ensure safe and healthy Canadian communities.
Yearly priorities are set by the Board of Directors after a review and analysis of research trends, needs, gaps and any other factors considered relevant.
Resources include comprehensive definitions and free-to-order self-help materials provided by Addiction Services in Nova Scotia, as well as access to numerous research reports.
Notable publications available from the website include the This is A.A. pamphlet, which denotes what A.A. is and is not, the AA Big Book, available in English, French and Spanish.
Hope Haven is managed and governed by Catholic Charities of Madison, WI and offers a wide range of support for adults who need both residential and out-patient services.
Hope Haven serves and employ persons regardless of sexual orientation, religious, ethnic, racial or social background.
North Bay Lodge is Hope Haven's residential treatment facility, providing a minimum of 12 hours of therapy every week.
Offers a “wrap around” approach of comprehensive, long-term treatment to confront substance use, criminal behavior, and other barriers to change, the goal being to turn a life around forever.
SMART Recovery is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, established in 1994, that provides free mutual-support meetings in the United States and in many other countries around the world.
Its main publication, the SMART Recovery Handbook is available in English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Farsi, Mandarin, and Danish.
In addition they also created a resource for younger generations to learn about the dangers of gambling addiction before they get caught in the same trap that millions of adults have.
Free online resource with information on teen addiction and a SAMHSA search tool for finding treatment.
They also have a 24/7 hotline that connects to an addiction specialist who can answer all questions and provide guidance on finding a teen rehab center.
[14] Reliable resource that will help you stay up to date on current and trending substance use, drug addiction and recovery related news.
Find Addiction Rehabs provides individuals with the knowledge needed to make an educated decision on where to seek treatment.
Although this website is not directly substance use specific, it does provide numerous resources that demonstrate the efforts and hard work of the United Nations and its Member State, and that they are making a difference in combating the international illegal drug trade, which is essential for ensuring safe and healthy persons and communities around the world.