Community Medical Detox - Victoria

The Community Medical Detox in Victoria provides voluntary, medically supervised withdrawal management. This is an abstinence-based program for individuals with alcohol and/or substance use disorder.

Services provided

• 24-hour support for withdrawal management
• Average stay of seven days
• Daily programming, including clinician-lead group counselling, peer support, facilitated recovery groups and AcuDetox
• Support to safely reach the early stages of abstinence-based recovery
• Referrals to community resources

How to access services

Referrals are available through:

• Self refer by contacting your local Mental Health and Substance Use team
• Island Health service providers, including addiction and recovery workers, nurses and clinicians

Once Community Medical Detox receives your referral, you will be placed on the waitlist and contacted when a bed becomes available.

Admissions are booked by medical priority. Individuals referred to the program must be able to move independently and manage their own basic self-care.