Detox Centers in BC

When searching for a detox center in British Columbia for drug addiction, it should focus on the severity of the withdrawal symptoms. Choosing the right one is not always easy. On this page, we have a list of conventional detox, which means the person does not get medical supervision. Contact one of our placement specialists if you’re unsure whether this is a good fit.

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List of Detox Centers in BC

The information below will help you how to find detox centers in BC. The list could be incomplete, so if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at 1-877-254-3348.

Skyline of Toronto, Ontario

Address of the center

 

Charlford House

Rehab Settings

- Detoxification
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Residential Long-Term
- Substance Abuse Treatment

Services Offered

- Drug Test
- Prevention / Education
- Substance Abuse Counselling
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Individuals
- Substance Abuse Group Counselling
- Twelve Steps

People Served

- Adults
- Gender-Specific
- Women

6845 Kitchener Street, Burnaby, BC

Last Door – Adult Program

Accreditation Canada

Rehab Settings

- Assessment
- Detoxification
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Interventionists
- Medical Detox
- Residential Long-Term
- Substance Abuse Treatment

Services Offered

- Aftercare
- Holistic Services
- Prevention / Education
- Services for Employees
- Substance Abuse Counselling
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Couples
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Individuals
- Substance Abuse Group Counselling

People Served

- Adults
- Family Programs
- Family Support
- Gender-Specific
- Men

323 8th Street, New Westminster, BC

Last Door – Youth Program

Accreditation Canada

Rehab Settings

- Assessment
- Detoxification
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Interventionists
- Residential Long-Term
- Substance Abuse Treatment

Services Offered

- Aftercare
- Holistic Services
- Relapse Prevention
- Substance Abuse Counselling
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Families
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Individuals
- Substance Abuse Group Counselling
- Substance Abuse Peer Counselling

People Served

- Adolescents
- Family Support

109 Ash Street, New Westminster, BC

Awakenings Health and Wellness Centre

Rehab Settings

- Assessment
- Detoxification
- Inpatient Rehabilitation

Services Offered

- Holistic Services
- Substance Abuse Counselling
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Individuals
- Twelve Steps

People Served

- Gender-Specific
- Men

PO 4125 Sumas Way, Abbotsford, BC

Kwakiutl District Council Health

Rehab Settings

- Detoxification
- Outpatient

Services Offered

- Holistic Services
- Prevention / Education
- Substance Abuse Counselling
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Couples
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Families
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Individuals
- Substance Abuse Group Counselling

People Served

- First Nation

1400A Drake Road, Campbell River, BC

Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC

Rehab Settings

- Detoxification
- Interventionists
- Outpatient
- Substance Abuse Treatment

Services Offered

- Aftercare
- Holistic Services
- Prevention / Education
- Substance Abuse Counselling
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Families
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Individuals
- Substance Abuse Group Counselling

People Served

- Adults
- First Nation

520 Richards Street, North Vancouver, BC

Phoenix Centre

Rehab Settings

- Assessment
- Detoxification
- Medical Detox
- Outpatient
- Substance Abuse Treatment

Services Offered

- Holistic Services
- Prevention / Education
- Substance Abuse Counselling
- Substance Abuse Counselling For Individuals
- Substance Abuse Group Counselling
- Twelve Steps

People Served

- Adolescents
- Adults
- Family Support

922 - 3rd Avenue, Kamloops, BC

Finding quality detox in the province is made easier with our help. One of our qualified professionals helps you narrow the search. There are detox programs in most regions of the province. In addition, to our extensive directory listing, BC211 provides helpful information for anyone needing drug or alcohol detox.

Ask a professional

It is a form of rehabilitation, but it is not anything that is well-rounded and would address underlying issues. Detox is the first step before entering an outpatient or residential drug rehab program. It should not be considered counseling but a place to withdraw from drugs and alcohol.

It depends on the situation. Suppose you are still under the influence of drugs and alcohol, then detox is necessary to manage withdrawal symptoms. Some drug rehab programs require you to be sober for one or two weeks before entering the program. Detox is necessary to treat withdrawal symptoms, for example, alcohol, opioids, or illegal street drugs.

Withdrawal management is a form of detoxification that deals with managing withdrawal symptoms associated with opioid or alcohol addiction or prescription drug addiction. This involves the process of managing dangerous withdrawal symptoms that require medication to ease withdrawal pain.

Medical detox programs utilize withdrawal management or medication-assisted treatment to alleviate dangerous withdrawal symptoms. It is different because medical detox programs are medically supervised, whereas clinical detox centers do not provide the same services.

No, medical detox is generally only needed for severe drug dependence, such as with alcohol, pain medication, or benzodiazepines. Medical detox is not necessarily required for cocaine or methamphetamine addiction because withdrawal symptoms are not always dangerous or severe.

Yes, in a medical detox program, medications are used to alleviate difficult and painful withdrawal symptoms. Medications are also used to taper individuals off of particular drugs. Medications are not meant to be permanent but only used in a medical setting to treat difficult withdrawal symptoms.

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 [email protected].

CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ARTICLE

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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Sylvain Fournier is the Founder and CEO of Drug Rehab Institute established in 2010. He has been working in the field of addiction since 2005. His previous work experience includes six years of service in the field of addiction. As a Drug Prevention Specialist, he educated thousands of people through Drug Education Lecture to help them understand better how drugs can affect one’s life, health, mind, body, and future. He also worked as Legal Liaison Officer, Director of Admission and Director of Business Development and Public Relations Officer for a private drug and alcohol treatment center. Since 2010, he commits to identify and introduce addiction services determined to be clinically necessary for the patient and family. His main goal today is to make sure that families and individuals battling substance abuse get the help, assistance, and guidance that they need to break the chains of addiction and find the way to recovery. He is a Licensed Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist graduate with Honours of Stratford Career Institute.

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