ALCOHOL & DRUG INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE (BC211)

In partnership with United Way

Mailing address: c/o BC211, 330-111 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC  V6B 1H4

Website: www.bc211.ca

Program Phone Lines:

Lower Mainland (24hr)  1-604-660-9382

Elsewhere in BC (24hr) 1-800-663-1441

Fax: 1-604-660-9415

Text: 211

E-mail: help@bc211.ca

Provides free, confidential, multilingual, information and referral regarding community resources for people in BC dealing with substance use and addiction issues. Provides information about detox, counselling, treatment programs, recovery homes, and support groups. Also covers education and prevention resources, and other concerns such as harm reduction and fetal alcohol and drug effects. Telephone assistance is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Funded by Ministry of Health (MOH).