Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service
This service is available to people across B.C. needing help with any kind of substance use issues 24 hours a day. It provides information and referral to education, prevention and treatment services and regulatory agencies.
Toll-Free: 1-800-663-1441
Lower Mainland: 604-660-9382
British Columbia Centre on Substance Use
The BC Centre on Substance Use is a provincially networked organization with a mandate to develop, help implement, and evaluate evidence-based approaches to substance use and addiction.
HealthLink BC helps you learn about health topics, check your symptoms and find the health services and resources that you need for healthy living. Call 8-1-1 to consult with a nurse, pharmacist or dietitian or visit HealthLinkBC.ca for easy access to help you find the health services you need, closest to where you live. Translation services are available in over 130 languages on request.
Anywhere in B.C.: 8-1-1
TTY (Deaf and hearing-impaired): 7-1-1
Toll-Free: 310-6789 (no area code needed)
BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services
Tel: 604-875-2345
Toll-free (in B.C. only): 1-888-300-3088
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Provides leadership in reducing the harm of alcohol and other drugs on society.
Canadian Assembly of Narcotics Anonymous
Provides information and services to people recovering from substance use disorder.
A Vancouver-based nonprofit organization that specializes in providing information and referral regarding community, government, and social services in BC.
Resources from the Government of Canada.
Mental health services, help and support in your community.
YOUTH RESOURCES
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
A provincial resource centre that provides mental health and substance use information, resources and peer support to children, youth and their families from across B.C.
Toll-Free: 1-800-665-1822
Lower Mainland: 604-875-2084
Foundry offers young people ages 12-24 health and wellness resources, services and supports – online and through integrated service centres in communities across BC.
Provides access to information on mental health, mental disorders and substance use problems and disorders.
Canada’s only counselling and information service for children and youth provides immediate, anonymous and confidential support.
The toll-free, bilingual service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Tel: 1-800-668-6868
Provides parents with the tools they need to talk to their kids.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Canada’s largest hospital devoted to mental health and addiction.
Centre for Youth Crime Prevention
Drug awareness program organized by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centre for Youth Crime Prevention.