Addiction & Recovery

Free, peer-run support meetings for anyone affected by someone else's drinking, offering understanding, shared experience, and tools for coping and self-care in a confidential, non-judgmental setting.

Peer led group where people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. Peer-led support groups for teens, young adults, and family members affected by...

Assessment tool for identifying high-risk situations associated with alcohol and other drug use to guide individualized relapse-prevention work.

The formal questionnaire and guide may require purchase.

Primary-care tool for screening, diagnosis, treatment planning and follow-up for at-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder.

Use with clinical judgment and current prescribing guidance.

Step-by-step primary-care guidance for identifying and managing opioid use disorder, including buprenorphine-naloxone treatment.

Confirm current provincial guidance and local consultation supports before initiating treatment.

Low-barrier rapid-access addiction medicine clinic in St. Thomas for assessment, medication treatment and connection to ongoing care.

Call 519-631-9040 for current clinic access instructions.

Single starting point for mental health, substance use, problem gambling and behavioural addiction services, including self or third-party access.

Elgin mental health: 519-633-1781; addiction support: 519-673-3242; toll-free: 1-855-855-2642.

Online intake route to request CMHA Thames Valley mental health and addiction services for oneself or another person.

Use the Get Started link on the page; crisis needs should be directed to Reach Out or 988.

A set of free services for caregivers of individuals aged 16+ who are experiencing mental-health or addiction issues. Includes virtual self-paced modules, optional monthly peer support groups, and a dedicated in-person/online family group focused on addiction.

A confidential, client-centred harm-reduction service for individuals aged 12+ who have current or past opioid use (or opioid substitution therapy), offering assessment, treatment planning, case management, withdrawal support, and community treatment...

A free service for caregivers of loved ones with mental-health or addiction challenges. Participants can access online self-paced learning, optional monthly peer-support groups, and addiction-specific family groups both virtually and in-person.

For those 12 and older, a community treatment program for individuals concerned with and interested in making changes to their gambling, gaming, internet/technology, shopping, overspending or pornography/sex concerns

A free weekly drop-in program for adults (16+) with mental health or addiction challenges, offering peer-socializing, games, crafts, TV, and a safe community setting. Peer support is available.

A short-term program for adults with mental health or addiction challenges, helping stabilize their situation and connect to community resources.

A 24/7 St. Thomas program offering a safe, staffed setting for medically stable people aged 16+ to withdraw from substances.

Community partners may refer; call 519-668-0557 first to confirm bed availability.

Offers free, nationwide peer support for parents and caregivers of youth struggling with substance use through online parent groups, one-on-one phone support, and education on compassionate, evidence-based approaches to recovery.

Get a free naloxone kit if you're at risk of opioid overdose or know someone who is. Kits are available at multiple pharmacies and community-based organizations in Elgin County. Contact Southwestern Public Health for training.

Peer-led support groups for teens, young adults, and family members affected by someone else's drug or alcohol use. Provides a safe, confidential space to share experiences, learn coping skills, and receive guidance from others who understand.

A free, peer-support fellowship for individuals recovering from drug addiction, offering in-person and online meetings focused on mutual support, personal growth, and maintaining sobriety.

Ndakiimnaan has a special focus on empowering families and a secondary focus on the prevention and healing from gender-based violence. Programming is designed to offer both day and residential addictions treatment for Indigenous peoples, fostering a...

Quality statements and tools supporting assessment, treatment and recovery-oriented care for opioid use disorder.

Use alongside current provincial medication and harm-reduction guidance.

Provincial information on free naloxone access and overdose response resources.

Use to locate participating pharmacies and community organizations; call 911 for suspected overdose.

Provides local harm-reduction supplies and access or referral to hepatitis C and HIV testing through Southwestern Public Health and community sites in St. Thomas.