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Childhood Sexual Abuse - A Mental Health Issue [English] Permalink Public

Childhood sexual abuse can have a devastating impact on the victims throughout their childhood and into adulthood. The fact sheet outlines the lasting effects this can have and the available treatments for survivors of this abuse. (English)

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http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/ch...

Supporting people who use substances - A brief guide for friends and family [English] Permalink Public

Helping people address their substance use involves helping them express and reach their goals. Anyone who has contact with people who may be using substances in harmful or risky ways has a unique opportunity to influence the way they think and feel about their use, and help them make changes to reduce the harms they are experiencing or causing in others. (English)

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https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/s...

Recreation Therapy (Surrey) [English] Permalink Under Revision

The focus of Recreation Therapy services is to assist individuals with the skills necessary to achieve their full potential through positive leisure lifestyle and community integration. The aim is improve the functioning of persons with psychiatric disabilities or addictions so they can integrate successfully into society. (English) Colour

Safer Tripping: Magic mushrooms, LSD, and other hallucinogens [English] Permalink Public

Reduce your risk of bad trips (scary and stressful experiences), injuries from falls or accidents, and mental health problems (English)

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https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/s...

Creekside Withdrawal Management Centre [English] Permalink Under Revision

Creekside Withdrawal Management Centre provides a safe, medically-supervised setting for individuals to withdraw from the physical and psychological effects of problematic substance use, detoxification, smoking cessation with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) during withdrawal management services, education, lifeskills, treatment preparation, referral services for individuals affected by the misuse of alcohol and other drugs, Daytox Outpatient Program, six dedicated Youth beds with a Youth Specific Program. (English) Colour

Live Well Smoke-Free and Vape-Free While in the Hospital (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

All Fraser Health facilities are smoke-free and vape-free, both inside and outside. While in our care, we will help you to find alternatives to smoking, as well as help relieve any discomfort you might feel from nicotine withdrawal. (English) Colour

Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Stop Smoking Medications (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet contains information on nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) such as nicotine patch, gum, lozenge, and inhaler, and stop smoking cessation medications. (English) Colour

Clean Air for My Child and Me (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

The smoke and vapour can stay in a room for hours, even if a window is open. Many of the toxic chemicals remain in the air as well as in the carpets, curtains, furniture, and clothes. Because babies and children crawl on the floor and place their hands in their mouth, they are exposed to more second-hand smoke chemicals than adults. (English) Colour

What's your reason for going smoke-free? (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Patient education rack card for Fraser Health hospitals and facilities. This rack card is a newly developed piece of patient education about Fraser Health's Smoke-Free Policy. (English) Colour

Substance Use: List of Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) Clinics [English] Permalink Public

Opioid Agonist Treatment, often referred to as OAT, provides people who have an opioid use disorder with treatment using medications like buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) and methadone. Fraser Health’s Opioid Agonist Treatment clinics provide comprehensive care and facilitate connections to other healthcare services and community supports (e.g. Primary Care, counselling etc.). (English)

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https://www.fraserhealth.ca/Service-Directory/Serv...