The Community Medical Detox in Victoria provides voluntary, medically supervised withdrawal management. This is an abstinence-based program for individuals with alcohol and/or substance use disorder.
Services provided
- 24-hour support for withdrawal management
- Average stay of seven days
- Daily programming, including clinician-lead group counselling, peer support, facilitated recovery groups and AcuDetox
- Support to safely reach the early stages of abstinence-based recovery
- Referrals to community resources
How to access services
Self-refer by calling Access Central and completing a clinical assessment: 1-888-885-8824.
Referrals are also accepted from:
- Island Health service providers, including clinicians, nurses, outreach workers, and through your local Mental Health and Substance Use team
- Family physicians, walk-in clinic physicians or nurse practitioners
- Indigenous counsellors with First Nations Health Authority
- Acute care staff (hospital-based physicians and nurses)
Once Community Medical Detox receives your referral, you will be placed on the waitlist and contacted when a bed becomes available.
Admissions are booked by medical priority. Individuals referred to the program must be able to move independently and manage their own basic self-care.
Eric Martin Pavilion
2334 Trent Street
Victoria, B.C.
V8R 4Z3
250-519-7708
