Addiction and Withdrawal Management Programs
Support agencies offer counselling, treatment, information and phone line support for alcohol and drug addictions.
Support phone lines
Distress Centre
- St. Catharines / Niagara Falls: 905-688-3711
- Welland / Port Colborne: 905-734-1212
- Grimsby / Beamsville: 905-563-6674
- Fort Erie: 905-382-0689
Other services:
- Narcotics Anonymous: 1-888-811-3887
- Drug and Alcohol Help Line: 1-800-565-8603
- Mental Health and Addictions Access Line: 1-866-550-5205
- Positive Living Niagara: 905-984-8684
- 211 Central South Region® Ontario
Addiction / detox services
Community Addiction Services of Niagara
Youth, adults and family members can access this program designed to help individuals and their relatives / significant others with alcohol, drug and gambling problems.
Individual counselling is available.
- 60 James St., St. Catharines
905-684-1183
Withdrawal Management Services
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 for alcohol and other drug issues.
No referral is needed. Inpatient and outpatient support is available.
- 264 Welland Ave., St. Catharines
905-682-7211
Niagara Health addiction programs
New Port Centre
The New Port Centre at our Port Colborne Niagara Health Site offers residential and community treatment options to help people overcome substance use.
- 260 Sugarloaf St., Port Colborne
905-378-4647 ext. 32500
newportadmin@niagarahealth.on.ca
Rapid Access Addictions Medicine Clinic
The Rapid Access Addictions Medicine Clinic is a clinic for people looking for help with substance use (alcohol and / or other drugs). This service provides assessments and treatment for substance use problems such as alcohol, opioids, cocaine, benzodiazepines and cannabis.
- 1200 Fourth Ave., St. Catharines
905-378-4647 ext. 49613
Self-referrals: 905-378-4647 ext. 49463
Out and About Clinic
The Out and About Clinic provides care to clients who have an opiate addiction with methadone or suboxone replacement therapy.
- 263 Welland Ave., St. Catharines
289-479-5090
A Better Choice Program
A Better Choice Program intensive care management to pregnant / parenting women with substance use issues and their family units (ages zero - six years).
- 264 Welland Ave., St. Catharines
905-378-1075