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Drug Rehab for Teens in Alberta

Last updated on: Monday, 25 September 2023

Drug rehab for adolescents in Alberta includes residential centers or outpatient treatment. This article provides detailed listings to help you find help. It is always challenging when a teen has an addiction. It is an age that brings about many changes in a kid’s life. The addiction can quickly spiral out of control without proper support and may follow them into adulthood. Below, you will find a listing of drug rehab for youth in Alberta, including facilities with accreditations and licensures, such as Registered Canadian Charitable Organizations.

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List of Teen Addiction Treatment Centers

The information below will help you on how to find a drug rehab center for teens in Alberta. The list could be incomplete, so if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at 1-877-254-3348.

    Rehab Settings

    - Assessment
    - Outpatient
    - Substance Abuse Treatment

    Services Offered

    - Holistic Services

    People Served

    - Adolescents
    - First Nation

    PO Box 570, Maskwacis, AB
    (780) 585-2219

    Rehab Settings

    - Assessment
    - Outpatient
    - Substance Abuse Treatment

    People Served

    - Adolescents
    - Adults

    Trust Factors

    - Registered Canadian Charitable Organization

    Medical Staff: Certified Addictions Counsellors

    Wabasca-Desmarais, AB
    (780) 891-3640

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  • What is drug rehab for teens?

    These drug rehab centers provide specific therapy and treatment to teens struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Generally, these are residential drug rehab centers that provide short-term or long-term treatment. The programs are designed to help teens with any severity of addiction and substance use.

  • Is it worth it to send a teen to a drug rehab center?

    Yes, because when drug addiction is not treated early in life, it progressively becomes worse and follows teens and young adults into their adult lives. Substance use treatment among teens should not be overlooked, and drug rehabilitation is the best solution.

  • What is the best counseling to help teens overcome addiction?

    Generally, behavioral therapies, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, are an effective approach. In addition, experiential therapy is also effective, such as wilderness and adventure-based therapy. Finally, one on one counseling is also effective.

  • Can teens become fully rehabilitated from addiction?

    Yes, with long-term residential drug rehab, teens can become completely rehabilitated from drug or alcohol addiction. Early intervention is critical because teen drug addiction quickly spirals out of control. In addition, community aftercare support is critical to ensure sobriety continues well into their adult life.

  • Want to know more?

    The questions from DrugRehab.ca’s “Ask a Professional” are answered by Nickolaus Hayes. If you need further clarification on any of the questions above or have any other questions you can contact him directly at N.hayes@drugrehab.ca.

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MARCEL GEMME, DATS

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Marcel Gemme has been helping people struggling with addiction for over 19 years. He first started as an intake counselor for a drug rehabilitation center in 2000. During his 5 years as an intake counselor, he helped many addicts get the treatment they needed. With drug and alcohol problems constantly on the rise in the United States and Canada, he decided to use the Internet as a way to educate and help many more people in both those countries. This was 15 years ago. Since then, Marcel has built two of the largest websites in the U.S. and Canada which reach and help millions of people each year. He is an author and a leader in the field of drug and alcohol addiction. His main focus is threefold: education, prevention and rehabilitation. To this day, he still strives to be at the forefront of technology in order to help more and more people. He is a Licensed Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist graduate with Honours of Stratford Career Institute. Marcel has also received a certificate from Harvard for completing a course entitled The Opioid Crisis in America and a certificate from The University of Adelaide for completing a course entitled AddictionX: Managing Addiction: A Framework for Succesful Treatment.

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