Agassiz-Harrison Community Services Society’s Substance Use Services in Agassiz, BC is a community-based outpatient recovery support program for adults and youth whose alcohol or drug use, and the life disruption tied to it, has already begun affecting daily roles, school, work, family relationships, or emotional wellbeing. This program helps people build stability and insight while remaining in their community, connecting them to supports that fit their daily life.
Helping People Navigate Substance Use in Their Everyday Lives
Individuals, couples, and families access one-on-one counselling, education, and support to explore substance use patterns, the effects these have on daily functioning, and practical ways to move toward steadier routines. The service works with local partners, including schools, probation, RCMP, and youth inclusion programs, so people can chart a path forward that fits their real-world responsibilities.
Support and Prevention for Youth and Adults
For young people (especially high-risk students from local schools), the program provides individual and group support, substance-use education, and prevention-focused engagement that helps them connect choices with consequences in their school and home lives. For adults and families, counselling acknowledges co-occurring issues and cross-addictions, refers people to additional care when needed, and collaborates with mental health workers and physicians to support whole-person wellbeing.
Growing Connections to Broader Treatment Options
While services are centred on outpatient support, the program also coordinates referrals into longer-term care or residential treatment when deeper help is needed, helping people bridge from community-level support to more intensive recovery phases.
A Community Anchor for People Ready to Stabilize Change
Agassiz-Harrison’s Substance Use Services is often used by people who recognize that substance use has already begun disrupting important areas of life and need guided support and practical next steps while continuing their work, family, and daily responsibilities.
