Addiction

Supports for Parents:

For Immediate Medical Needs:
Northern Lights Regional Health Center
7 Hospital Street
Emergency Department

Alberta Health Services Pastew Place Detox Centre
(780) 791 2525
Alberta Health Services Fort McMurray Recovery Centre
(780) 793 8300

Wood Buffalo Addiction and Mental Health (WBAMH)
walk-in & scheduled individual counselling &therapy sessions for addictions & mental health.
339 Powder Drive, Suite 120
(780) 743 7187

Some Other Solutions:
https://www.someothersolutions.ca/about
24/7 Crisis line (780) 743 4357 (HELP)
(780) 743-8605

Waypoints:
https://www.waypointswb.ca/
Systems Navigator: 1 (780) 750 8650

An addiction is an urge to do something that is hard to control or stop. Some common addictions are:
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Alcohol
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Drugs
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Video games
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Tobacco
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Vaping
-Food
-Exercise
-Self-harm
-Gambling
-Technology/cell phones

FMPSD has trained counsellors in every school to support you; areas of support include psycho-education and referrals to external agencies.