Getting Help
If you need emergency medical support, call 9-1-1.
If you are in crisis, support lines are available to speak to someone immediately.
Talk to your health care provider or other professionals you trust about how you can reduce your risks when using drugs or alcohol. Community supports are available:
Counselling and addiction services |
Addiction & Mental Health Services - Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington - Offers information and services related to mental health and addiction, such as individual counselling, support groups and access to other addiction supports.
Street Health Centre - Kingston Community Health Centres (115 Barrack Street, Kingston) - A 365 day per year harm reduction centre that offers a range of programs, including a needle exchange program, harm reduction supplies, primary care, addiction services and counselling on topics such as drug use, addiction, mental health and more. Street Health provides Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) services and Opioid Substitution Therapy (methadone and suboxone) clinics.
Change Healthcare Inc. - Offers opioid substitution therapy clinics (methadone and suboxone), harm reduction supplies and Hepatitis C treatment.
Limestone Area of Narcotics Anonymous - Offers free group meetings for anyone who wants to stop using any kind of drugs or alcohol.
Kingston Alcoholics Anonymous - Offers free group meetings for anyone who wants to stop drinking alcohol.
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Counselling for youth |
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Youth Diversion Program and KAIROS Counselling - Offers outreach, counselling, and education about substance use for youth 9 to 24 years old.
Maltby Centre - Offers mental health walk-in clinic, counselling programs and crisis support to children and youth, free of charge.
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Harm reduction supplies |
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Sterile supplies for drug consumption. Naloxone, the drug that temporarily reverses an opioid ovedose is available at these locations for free.
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Overdose prevention |
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The Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) site (661 Montreal Street, Kingston) - Provides harm reduction supplies, naloxone, and a supportive environment for the consumption of substances under the supervision of someone trained to respond to an overdose. Ontario Overdose Prevention Line - Provides a virtual supportive environment to consume substances while on the line with an operator who can call for emergency help if you become unresponsive.
National overdose prevention line availabe 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in Ontario
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Detoxification and treatment |
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Detoxification Centre - Offers a confidential, voluntary, short-term, non medical, 22 bed co-ed residential services for people 16 years of age or older who are:
The Salvation Army Kingston Harbour Light (562 Princess Street, Kingston) - Abstinence-based residential treatment program services for men from Ontario. Length of stay can range from 8 to 16 weeks, depending on need. The program includes counselling, skill development, medication referrals, discharge planning and more.
ConnexOntario - For a list of residential treatment programs near Kingston.
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Resources
- Ontario 211 - Find mental health and addictions programs in the KFL&A community
- COVID-19 Resources - United Way KFL&A - Community supports related to drug or alcohol use. Includes information on potential changes to services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction - Provides resources and information about different substances, including alcohol, cannabis, methamphetamine and opioids.
- ConnexOntario - Provides free information about different health services that can support people with alcohol and drugs use, mental illness and gambling.
- Wellness Together Canada - Offers information about mental health, mental wellness programs, individual mental health counselling and immediate crisis support.