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Addiction Support Services
Programs and services that offer addiction supports. Includes employment and training programs, social activities, needle exchange programs, general educational and information programs. For support groups, click here.
- Option 1: Non-Prescription Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products such as patches, gum, lozenges, or inhaler
- Option 2: Approved prescription medication (Zyban or Champix)
Provides two gambling-related support programs at the PlayWise Hubs.
PlayWise Program: The PlayWise Hubs at Red Shores Charlottetown and Summerside offer guests access to gambling-related information, educational tools, community resource links, and the opportunity to speak with a PlayWise Advisor. PlayWise Advisors are onsite to provide information, education, and support to players, employees, and guests.
Break in Play Program: Allows anyone to take a break from the gaming floor at the Red Shores Racetrack and Casino locations in Charlottetown and Summerside. Players who enroll in the program can choose a short-term break (30, 60, or 90 days) or a long-term break (six, 12, 24, or 36 months).
- Needle exchange with safe needle disposal
- Immunization counseling and immunization
- Vein/wound care
- Sexual health counseling
- Health teaching to support optimal health
- Referrals to other care providers
- Naloxone kits for people who are at risk of opioid overdose
- Detox information
Provides harm reduction resources and support to individuals who use drugs in rural and small-town communities across Epekwitk / PEI through scheduled stops at designated locations. Stop requests can be made via phone, text, or email.
- Take-home education resources
- Online learning modules
- Community learning groups
- One-on-one knowledge exchange sessions
Provides an evening drop-in place for young adults to socialize without the pull of drugs or alcohol to help them gain and sustain sobriety. Provided activities include:
- Table tennis and pool
- Video games and watching TV
- Games, cards, puzzles
- Use of musical instruments, computers, and internet
- Arts and crafts
- Special events
- Alcohol
- Cannabis
- Opioids
- Cocaine
- Gambling
- Methamphetamine
- Prescription drugs
- Substance use in Canada
- Treatment, support, and recovery
- Impaired driving
- Workforce development
- Data and trends
- Stigma
Free take home naloxone kits are available to anyone at risk of experiencing or witnessing a drug-related overdose at the following distribution sites:
-Pharmacies (See website for all locations)
-Health PEI Needle Exchange Program sites (See website for all locations)
-Queen Street Recovery Clinic
Provides take-home naloxone kits. Recipients are asked to complete a short tutorial but no personal information is required to receive the kit.
Naloxone training is also available.
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