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Patient & Caregiver Resources - Addictions
Addiction is a habit that is often hard to stop and that increasingly interferes with a person’s life. The habit could involve a substance such as alcohol or another drug, or an activity such as gambling.*
Information Sheets / Guides
- Alcohol Use and Abuse - Click to download
La consommation et l’abus d’alcool - cliquer pour télécharger
Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health - Addictions and Mental Health Resources for clients, families and friends - Click here
Source: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - Deciding to Quit Smoking - Click here
Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario - Managing Problem Substance Use - Click here
Source: BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information - Seniors and Addictions - Click here
Source: Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario - Smoking - It is Never Too Late To Stop - Click to download
Le tabagisme - Il n’est jamais trop tard pour arrêter - cliquer pour télécharger
Source: The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health - What older adults, their families and friends need to know about…Alcohol - Click here
Source: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - What older adults, their families and friends need to know about…Gambling - Click here
Source: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Advocacy Organizations
- Addictions Ontario - Click here
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) - Click here
Support Groups
- Alcoholics Anonymous Eastern Ontario (links to local web sites with contact information) - Click here
- Canadian Cancer Society Smokers' Helpline - Click here
- ConnexOntario Health Services Information - Click here
- Drug and Alcohol Helpline - Click here
- Gamblers Anonymous (listings by city for meetings in Canada) - Click here
- Mental Health Helpline - Click here
- Narcotics Anonymous (listings by city for meetings in Ontario) - Click here
- Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline - Click here
- Overeaters Anonymous - Click here
*Source: The Centre for Addiction & Mental Health