Detox and Treatment in Victoria, BC

Sam lives in Sidney, BC and is looking for immediate treatment and detox for alcohol dependence. Sam, like many people, was shocked when she realized the potential wait times for entering public treatment. It’s an all-too-common story that someone is ready to change and we rain on their provide by informing them that our healthcare systems are overloaded and do have immediate openings in treatment beds.

Our first question was whether Sam had any income she could put towards treatment. Like many, Sam did not have any funds to pay for treatment, which extremely limits her available options to immediate treatment. Even though Sam was discouraged and tried to end the call, we were able to get her to hang on and tell her about alternative recovery resources.

Sam has been consuming a significant amount of alcohol and said that she had stopped drinking and was now experiencing withdrawals. She explained her “shakes” were starting to get bad.

We explained how the detox units in Victoria operate. If Sam wants to get referred into the medical withdrawal unit at the Eric Martin Pavilion, she need to go through the Victoria Withdrawal Management Unit on Quadra Street.

We suggested she ask these questions and gave her the assessment and referral offices that could provide outpatient treatment and meetings for her so she had other resources to rely on while she waited for treatment.

Judging by the tone of the call, we suspect this information may have been too much for Sam to handle during our call. She seemed very angry and distraught. We know accessing public treatment can be a frustrating, hopeless experience, especially when we know other people with the necessary funds can enter alcohol treatment or drug rehab straight away. Unfortunately, we have no say over how government-funded treatment is operated. The best we can do is try and offer you the best-suited options for your or your loved one’s needs and the fastest way to access such options.

If you have any questions or are looking for support or direction, don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail or Phone.