Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Canada-wideInformation
Canadian evidence, guidance and information about substance use and addiction.
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Alcohol resources in Canada
Start with Canada-wide resources, then choose your province or territory for locally available programs and services.
Canada-wide resources
National services, information and support related to alcohol.
Government of Canada — Substance Use
Canada-wideInformation
Federal information about substance use, prevention, treatment, harm reduction and related health issues.
Visit resource ↗Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Canada-wideInformation
Mental health and addiction information, education and services from CAMH.
Visit resource ↗CCSA — Substance Information
Canada-wideInformation
Evidence-based Canadian resources about alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stimulants and other substances.
Visit resource ↗CCSA — Alcohol
Canada-wideInformation
Canadian evidence, guidance and resources about alcohol and alcohol-related harms.
Visit resource ↗CCSA — Treatment and Prevention
Canada-wideInformation
Research and practical resources about treatment, prevention, recovery and stigma.
Visit resource ↗SMART Recovery
Canada-wideFree
Mutual-support meetings and tools for people working to change addictive behaviours.
Visit resource ↗Alcoholics Anonymous
Canada-wideFree
Peer-support meetings and recovery information for people who want to stop drinking.
Visit resource ↗Al-Anon Family Groups
Canada-wideFree
Peer support for relatives and friends affected by someone else's drinking.
Visit resource ↗Find alcohol help where you live
Provincial and territorial pages keep local programs separate from national resources.
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HealthLink BC — Mental Health and Substance Use
BCFree24/7 phone
B.C. mental health, substance-use information and navigation. Call 8-1-1 for health advice.
Phone: 8-1-1
Visit resource ↗Alberta Addiction Health Line
ABFree24/7
Telephone support, screening, information and service navigation for addiction and mental health concerns.
Phone: 1-866-332-2322
Visit resource ↗New Brunswick — Addiction Services
NBPublic service24/7 helpline
Provincial addiction, withdrawal-management, counselling and addiction-medicine services.
Phone: 1-866-355-5550
Visit resource ↗Recovery Alberta
ABPublic service
Public mental health and addiction services in Alberta.
Visit resource ↗Alberta — Find Addiction Beds
ABPublic service
Explore publicly funded detox, treatment and recovery-bed availability across Alberta.
Visit resource ↗NWT Facility-Based Addiction Treatment Options
NTPublicly funded options
Information about facility-based addiction treatment options available to eligible NWT residents.
Visit resource ↗Nunavut — Youth and Substances
NUInformation
Nunavut youth-focused information about substance use, prevention and getting help.
Visit resource ↗Ontario — Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Information
ONPublic service
Ontario information about accessing rapid addiction medicine, counselling and treatment referrals.
Visit resource ↗Nunavut — Drugs and Addiction
NUInformation
Nunavut information about addiction, community support, treatment and self-help options.
Visit resource ↗HealthLink BC — Substance Use
BCFree
Information and service navigation related to substance use in British Columbia.
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