Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

Services, locations & resources

For immediate help or support

If you are in a situation that involves immediate risk of harm to self or others, please call 911.

For emotional support or assistance

More information is available at the Vancouver Island Crisis Society website.

Overdose Prevention

Find out more about overdose prevention

Booster Buddy - Youth Mental Health App

#BoosterBuddy is a mental health app designed by youth for youth in partnership with Island Health. Download for free!

Additional Resources
Mental Health and Addictions Courses at Camosun College (PDF)
Patients helping Patients understand Opioid Substitution Treatment Handbook

News & Events

image of Beth Haywood, peer coordinator

Connection is cornerstone for peer coordinator Beth in her substance use recovery journey

For Beth Haywood, connection was more than support—it was survival. Now six years sober and a peer coordinator with Island Health, she credits the life-changing relationships she made along the way as the cornerstone of  her recovery. 

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image with text changing the narrative on suicide

Spreading the supports: Island Health grant to help expansion of youth suicide prevention program

A youth suicide prevention program that has supported thousands of young people in Greater Victoria is expanding to more school districts on Vancouver Island, thanks in part to an Island Health Community Wellness Grant Program.

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Time to remember time to act

International Overdose Awareness Day: Confronting stigma, embracing community

International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to prevent toxic drug poisonings, and remember, without stigma, those who have died.

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