Resources: Addiction and Substance Abuse

Al-Anon/Alteen:
Website: www.al-anon.org

Links to local chapters and meetings; online meetings; lone-member service; publications; newsletters and resources for professionals.

Alcoholics Anonymous:
Website: www.aa.org

Links to central offices, intergroups and answering services in Canada; “The A.A. Grapevine – Our Meeting in Print;” A.A. literature.

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse:
500-75 Albert St.
Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7
T: 613-235-4048
F: 613-235-8101
Website: www.ccsa.ca
Email: info@ccsa.ca

Referrals, newsletter; online searchable database and directories.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health:
1001 Queen St. W.
Toronto, ON M6J 1H4
T: 416-535-8501
Website: www.camh.net
Email: public_affairs@camh.net

Links to related sites; information on how to evaluate your drinking; guidelines.

Go Smoke Free! Health Canada’s Federal Tobacco Control Strategy Programme:
Postal Locator: 53506C
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
T: 1-866-318-1116
F: 613-954-2337
Website: www.gosmokefree.gc.ca
Email: TCP-PLT-questions@hc-sc.gc.ca

Reports, information and publications including “On the Road to Quitting,” a resource to help Canadians quit smoking and “Smoking Cessation in the Workplace,” a guide for helping employees quite smoking.

The Canadian Lung Association:
300-1750 Courtwood Cres.
Ottawa, ON K2C 2B5
T: 613-569-6411, 1-888-566-LUNG [5864]
F: 613-569-8860
Website: www.lung.ca
Email: info@lung.ca

The website provides information on respiratory diseases, smoking cessation and air quality, has detailed information on COPD (emphysema and chronic bronchitis), asthma, tuberculosis, sleep apnea and other infectious lung diseases, including pneumonia and influenza.  Websites for children, caregivers, and adults and asthma educators.