Addiction Services is part of South-East Regional Health Authority's multidisciplinary network of hospitals, health centres, services and programs leading the way in health promotion and education.

The treatment centre provides free, confidential services to a population of over 190,000 from the communities of Albert County, Kent County and Westmorland County. More than 900 inpatients and 1,000 outpatients come to Addiction Services each year.

To accommodate inpatient services, there is a 20-bed detoxification unit that provides a safe, confidential and controlled environment for patients going through alcohol and/or drug withdrawal. In addition, a methadone maintenance treatment program is available for individuals needing help for opiate addiction.

Outpatient services offered through Addiction Services include Community Services which offers prevention and education services, Adult Outpatient Counselling Services with social workers who provide assessments and counselling and the Youth Treatment Program which provides a range of individual and group services to support youth and their families.

Mission
The role of Addiction Services is to promote a healthy lifestyle by using a harm reduction approach to deliver community education programs and in-patient/ out-patient treatment programs to the population of Region 1 affected by alcohol, other drugs and/or gambling dependencies.

Directions to Addiction Services
From Highway 15, take Mapleton Road exit south. Addiction Services is located at 125 Mapleton Road.

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