A Guide to Addiction Information and Referral for Settlement Services Professionals

Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ethnoracial Coalition: Access to Addiction Services, and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Often, settlement counsellors are the first service providers to encounter newcomers as they establish a new life in Canada. As a result, these counsellors face a unique combination of issues, including problems associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs. This guide is a quick reference that gives an introduction to basic addiction issues and the current treatment system. The guide will help settlement counsellors to recognize substance use problems, and to work with clients confidently and effectively by supplying useful information and referrals. Most information in the guide is specific to Ontario.

• ISBN 0-88868-381-2 • 78 pages • paperback
• free in Ontario • $7.95 outside Ontario
• published 2001 • product code PB008

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Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the first 250 copies of each PIM are available free of charge to Ontario residents.

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