There are many options for people who decide they want to make a change to their substance use or problem with gambling.
- You may only be interested in a short-term support to help you through withdrawal;
- You might want to meet with a counsellor for a few sessions or for a few months;
- You might find that attending a group for support is also helpful.
These options can all be found here at Fourcast as part of our community treatment services. Alternatively, you may decide that you would like more intensive support in the form of bed-based treatment.
You can increase or decrease the intensity of your supports as your needs and life circumstances change.
Community-Based Treatment Options
- Call-in or Walk-in:
- If you want to talk to someone about yours or someone else’s substance use or gambling, you can call us or walk in to most sites. Please note: only our main office in Peterborough has a receptionist and the ability to typically see someone quickly when they walk in.
- When you contact us, you will speak with or meet a Counsellor to answer your questions or explore your needs and begin to make plans. There are groups and/or individual supports that you can start right away, if you choose.
- Community Withdrawal Management:
- This support is available to people who want to make changes to their substance use and need help to get through the withdrawal, but for whom bed-based withdrawal management services are not a good fit.
- Community withdrawal management usually involves daily contact by phone or in person with a Fourcast Counsellor. In many cases, your doctor or a nurse practitioner may need to be involved in order to make sure that your withdrawal is safe. Fourcast can also make referrals to the Rapid Access Medicine Clinic (RAAM) for medication support as needed, especially if you do not have a doctor.
- Withdrawal is a very important stage in recovery, as physical symptoms need to be managed to ensure your safety and well being. Withdrawal management is a treatment service you might access at the beginning of your recovery but can also occur during periods of relapse or managing cravings at any time in your change journey.
- Counselling:
- Fourcast offers individual and group counselling. There are many options that match the type of change you wish to make and where you are in your recovery journey.
- See our list of the different groups we offer. Please note that not all groups are offered in our satellite offices.
Treatment Outside of Your Community
- Bed-Based Withdrawal Management Services:
- Bed-based withdrawal management programs are located throughout the province, on a first-come first-served basis. If community-based withdrawal management and/or RAAM Clinic supports are not able to help you, then we can help you to find a bed-based withdrawal management service.
- Stays in bed-based withdrawal management programs are very short, typically 3-5 days in length. Many people can achieve their recovery goals through a non-medical withdrawal program.
- If you need medical withdrawal management, we can help you get connected. The stays are a bit longer, usually 7-10 days. Our staff can help you explore these options and decide which one would be best for you.
- Bed-Based Addiction Treatment (short term or long term):
- Bed-based addiction treatment programs are located throughout the province. There are many free, government-funded programs.
- There is typically a waiting period for admission and it is important to know that it can take 2-3 months to get into bed-based treatment. Don’t forget that you can start doing treatment with us while you wait to get into a bed-based addiction treatment program, by meeting with a counsellor and checking out our groups.
- You will need to complete an assessment, which Fourcast staff can help you with, along with any documentation needed for the referral to bed-based treatment.
- It is important to try to choose a treatment program that is a fit for you, and not just choose the one that has the first available bed. Let’s make sure it’s one you want to complete!
- Bed-based programs involve a significant amount of group-based therapies, so it’s important to make sure you are comfortable in groups before you go to bed-based treatment.
- Fourcast offers bed-based addiction treatment service at our Paddock Wood facility in Peterborough. Click here to learn more about this program.