Youth Substance Use Resources Available to Delta Residents The following are substance use resources for youth available to residents of Delta. Deltassist Family and Community Services provides counselling to youth who have substance use concerns, and to those who have a family member who uses substances. Phone (604)594-3455, ext. 108 (Substance Use Services […]
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Harm Reduction Resources Available to Delta Residents Harm reduction is a public health approach which seeks to minimize the social and health risks of substance use. This can include, but is not limited to, needle exchange, safe injection sites, and overdose prevention. The following resources are available to Delta residents: 1.Fraser Health’s Harm
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Substance Use Resources within the Fraser Health Region Available to Delta Residents There are a variety of substance use resources in the Fraser Health region available to Delta residents in addition to the Substance Use Services Counselling Program at Deltassist. These include counselling, withdrawal management (“detox”), day treatment, opioid agonist therapy, residential programs, access
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Mutual Support Programs for the Family Members of Substance Users Mutual support groups are beneficial for people with substance use issues, and for their family members and loved ones. Today, we’ll review what groups are currently available for Delta residents who are coping with the substance use of someone else. As with Alcoholics Anonymous
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Mutual Support Groups for Substance Use Mutual support groups are groups composed of individuals who meet on a regular basis to help one another cope with a shared life problem. These can be beneficial and supportive to those who are wanting to achieve and/or maintain abstinence from substances, or have harm reduction goals, and to
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Message at Delta forum: The stigma must end (Delta Optimist April 15, 2022) The End the Stigma Community Forum was held at North Delta Secondary on the evening of Wednesday April 13, 2022, to hear from leaders and advocates on the stigma of drug use and what needs to be done to stop the growing
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Post-acute withdrawal syndrome refers to a temporary period of time after going through detox where your body is adjusting to its processes without substances. It is associated with most substances, including: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, benzos, amphetamines, methamphetamines, nicotine, anabolic steroids, opiates, and hallucinogens. In this article, we discuss what symptoms you might experience and how to cope with them.
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Today’s Substance Use Blog Series post is about Learning from Setbacks. Recovery setbacks are usually defined as actions or periods of time spent not following the plan you previously set out for your recovery. These can include physical lapses or relapses that go against your plan. We have written about relapse prevention in a past
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This is part 3 of our series on Mutual Aid groups. So far we have gone through SMART Recovery, the 12-step program, the 16-step program, and LifeRing groups. Today we are going to go through Recovery Dharma and Moderation Management. Recovery Dharma Recovery Dharma is a peer-led organization that supports individuals on their path of
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This is part 2 of our 3-part series describing mutual aid groups for substance use recovery. Last week we went through the most common of these groups, SMART Recovery and 12-step programs. This week we are exploring two more groups accessible from Delta and surrounding areas: The 16-step program and LifeRing. 16 steps The 16
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