11/18/2025
Addiction Withdrawal Management Services (AWMS) at Addiction Services Central Ontario is the recommended first step for individuals who identify with regular to dependent patterns of substance use and are looking to stop or significantly reduce their use in a safe manner.
An integrative team of health care clinicians including nurse practitioners, physicians and addiction counsellors will work with individuals in attaining their identified goals, whether it be substance reduction or abstinence. Our AWMS program has a number of Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinics that operate in partnership with hospitals in York Region, South Simcoe, and North York as well as in the community. We provide access to a medical consultation for
individuals who are concerned about their substance use and are looking for help in navigating first steps.
Specific Services Offered include:
𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: Pharmacological support for substance use, cravings, and withdrawal concerns, available through a nurse practitioner or addiction medicine physician.
𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠: clinical assessment, treatment planning, individual counselling, (6-8 sessions) aimed at supporting acute withdrawal and stabilization phase of early recovery.
𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: to help address and support a variety of mental health and addiction concerns including lapse avoidance, life skills-related concerns, system navigation, addictions education, connection to medical care, and referral to detox and other bed-based treatment services.
𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: Emotional, social, and informational support from staff who have lived experience with substance use.
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