Resources for People who want to Stop Using Substances

A Better Choice Program

• 264 Welland Ave., St. Catharines ON
• 905-378-1075
• A Better Choice program intensive care management to pregnant/parenting people who use substances and their family units (ages 0 – 6 years).

ARID Group Recovery Homes

• Fort Erie:
  • Contact: Jim Marshall, Men’s Pre-Admission, 905-871-7041, j.marshall@aridhomes.ca
  • Address: 89 Queen St
  • Serving men with substance use disorder; up to 9 months stay, sober living, support staff and counsellors
• Thorold:
  • Contact: Jim Marshall, Men’s Pre-Admission, 905-871-7041, j.marshall@aridhomes.ca
  • Address: 175 Pine St South
  • Serving men with substance use disorder; up to 9 months stay, sober living, support staff and counsellors
• Welland:
  • Contact: Sandi Day, Women’s Pre-Admission, 289-820-8192, s.day@aridhomes.ca
  • Address: 35 River Rd
  • Serving women with substance use disorder; up to 9 months stay, sober living, support staff and counsellors.

Alcoholics Anonymous

• Contact: 1-866-311-9042; info@aaniagara.org
• 24 hour answering service. Visit website to learn about upcoming meetings and programming. This website is updated regularly.

CMHA

• Contact: 905-641-5222
• Address: Locations in St. Catharines, Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, and Welland.
• Safe Beds, youth navigation, court support, group counselling, transitional housing, individualized subsidized housing, bounce back, access line, crisis support, COAST

Community Addiction Services of Niagara (CASON)

• 60 James St., St. Catharines
• 905-684-1183
• Youth, adults and family members can access this program designed to help individuals and their relatives/significant others with substance use and gambling that is negatively impacting their lives. Individual counselling is available.

Fresh Start Clinic

• Contact: 905-488-3146
• Address: 120 Welland Avenue Unit 10B, St. Catharines
• Help with substance use and mental health challenges, such as opioid use, alcohol use, other substances, Hep C treatment, recovery support. No referral necessary. Same day appointments available.

Narcotics Anonymous

• Contact: 1-888-811-3887; info@niagarana.com
• Address: 125 Carlton St., St. Catharines
• See website for schedule.

New Port Centre

• 260 Sugarloaf St., Port Colborne ON
• 905-378-4647 ext. 32500, newportadmin@niagarahealth.on.ca
• The New Port Centre at our Port Colborne Niagara Health Site offers residential and community treatment options to help people who wish to stop using substances.

Ontario Addiction Treatment Centre

• Contact: 877-937-2282
• Address: 570 King St. Unit 2B, Welland
• Provide Methadone maintenance treatment for individuals who are Opiate dependent. Also offers testing and treatment services for Hepatitis C.

Ontario South Al-Anon

• Contact: 905-327-1677 (call or text); alanon.outreachniagara@gmail.com
• Support for alcoholics and their families. See website for schedule and locations.

Out and About Clinic

• 263 Welland Ave., St. Catharines ON
• 289-479-5090
• The Out and About Clinic provides care to clients who use opioids with methadone or suboxone replacement therapy.

Rapid Access Addictions Medicine (RAAM) Clinic

• 1200 Fourth Ave., St. Catharines ON
• 905-378-4647 ext. 49613, Self-referrals: 905-378-4647 ext. 49463
• The RAAM Clinic is a clinic for people looking for help with substance use (alcohol and/or other drugs). This service provides assessments and treatment for alcohol, opioids, cocaine, benzodiazepines and cannabis.

Southern Ontario Cocaine Anonymous

• Contact: 416-927-7858 (call); 613-707-0479 (text)
• See website for schedule and locations.

Wayside House

• Contact: 905-684-9248
• Address: 50 Queenston St., St. Catharines
• Substance free environment for men wishing to stop using substances.

Withdrawal Management Services

• 264 Welland Ave., St. Catharines ON
• 905-682-7211
• Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• The centres provide crisis intervention, withdrawal management, rest, nutrition and hygiene restarts, assessments, supportive counselling and self help groups, consultation, treatment referrals and discharge planning in a supportive, supervised setting. No referral is necessary. Inpatient and outpatient support is available.

YWCA Women’s Addiction Recovery Meditation

• Contact: Melanie: 905-359-1045; msnow@ywcaniagararegion.ca
• Address: Crystal Ridge Dream Centre, 385 Derby Road, Crystal Beach
• No cost for services, No waitlist, Qualified and experienced addiction counselors, Supports abstinence and harm reduction strategies, Alternative to a 12-Step Program, Not religiously or politically affiliated, Ability to provide Letters of Participation, Ability to complete Residential Treatment Assessments and referrals.
• Starting June 21, 2022 – every Tuesday 10-11am

Youth Wellness Hub

• Contact: 905-229-9946; ywhn.signup@gmail.com
• Address: 225 East Main St., Welland
• Youth ages 12-25, no cost. Mental Health Counselling offered most days, as well as peer support, substance use counselling, and other programming.

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