Get Support – Substance Use

The Mental Health Crisis Line (310-6789 (no area code)) is a toll-free number connecting callers to a BC crisis line, without a wait or busy signal.

Offers emotional support, information on appropriate referral options, and a wide range of support relating to mental health concerns.

The KUU-US Crisis Line Society provides a First Nations and Indigenous specific crisis line available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, toll-free from anywhere in British Columbia.

KUU-US Crisis Line can be reached toll-free at 1-800-588-8717. Alternatively, individuals can call direct into the Youth Line at 250-723-2040.

Topics the KUU-US Crisis Line can support individuals with include, but are not limited to, mental health issues and crisis related to residential school, child welfare, addiction, health concerns, divorce and separation, suicide ideation and survivorship, grief and loss, crime, abuse, peer pressure and financial distress.​

Young people aged 12-24 and their caregivers can utilize the Foundry BC app to access drop-in or schedule virtual counselling appointments, find peer support, join a group or browse our library of tools and resources.

The Smoking Cessation Clinic at Vancouver General Hospital provides cessation support, counselling, and education for people of all ages by a doctor or nurse trained in tobacco use disorder. Some free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is available.

• Appointments are available in person (in Vancouver at VGH) or by phone or video. Services are available to all BC residents.
• Youth or parents can book an appointment directly (no referral needed) by phone 604-875-4800 (select option 2) or email cessationclinic@vch.ca.

Counselling is available to anyone who is directly or indirectly affected by alcohol and other drug use. Call the 24-hour BC Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service to learn more:

• Lower Mainland: 604-660-9382
• Anywhere in B.C.: 1-800-663-1441

All People, All Pathways™ are facilitated online peer group meetings for individuals questioning their relationship with substances. In these groups you will find a safe environment to ask questions, free from stigma or discrimination. Individuals seeking help or wanting to help others are welcome.

Meetings are available multiple days a week:

• Sunday: 4:30pm-5:30 PST
• Monday: 10am-11pm PST, 4:30pm-8:30pm PST 
• Tuesday: 10am-11pm PST, 4:30pm-8:30pm PST 
• Wednesday: 10am-11pm PST, 4:30pm-8:30pm PST 

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

The basic purpose of an AA meeting is for members to share their experience, strength and hope with each other concerning their problems with alcohol and their experiences in recovery.

The size and format of meetings vary. Some are small, with a few people sitting around a table or in comfy chairs, and a few are in large halls and may comprise upwards of 200 people. Most meetings are attended by around 15 to 50 people.

Anyone who wants to stop using drugs may become a member of Narcotics Anonymous (NA). Membership is not limited to addicts using any particular drug. Those who feel they may have a problem with drugs, legal or illegal, including alcohol, are welcome in NA. Recovery in NA focuses on the problem of addiction, not on any particular drug.

The basic premise of anonymity allows people to attend meetings without fear of legal or social repercussions. Members take part in NA meetings by talking about their experiences and recovery from drug addiction. Most NA meetings are held regularly at the same time and place each week, usually in a public facility. Meetings vary widely in format.