Covenant House Vancouver

Addiction devastates many families in Canada and at Covenant House we see its effect on our youth in many ways. Many of the youth we serve struggle with addictions (crystal meth, alcohol, heroin, crack) and many are on the street due to the addictions of their parents or caregivers addictions.

Addiction is not something to be ashamed of, whether it is affecting you personally, your child or someone else in your circle of family and friends.  Below are some resources you can seek out if you or someone you know is struggling with addictions.

If you have a specific question please feel free to write us at the Ask Covenant House section on our blog and we will do our best to answer your questions.

Support groups:

Alcoholics Anonymous Vancouver
Narcotics Anonymous
British Columbia Region of Narcotics Anonymous
Al-anon

Detox and treatment centres

Canadian Drug Rehab Centres
Angels Community

Other Information

Addictions and Recovery
Spiritual River

The BC Court of Appeal has recently ruled that Insite will remain open. This has been a very hot topic causing debates not only in Vancouver but throughout Canada and the world. There are many different perspectives on this issue from that of the drug user, health care workers and hospitals, outreach workers and the general public. We are  curious to hear your opinion about this topic and we invite you to read about it below and have your say.

For the full story please see the following links.

Vancouver Sun editorial
Vancouver Sun article
National Post article

So what do you think?