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CAMH Connexions Winter 2005-06CAMH ConnexionsThe Truth Behind Harm Reduction Lately there has been some discussion in the media around what is the most effective response to alcohol and other drug issues in the City of Toronto. The media's interest has come as a result of the recent passage of the Toronto Drug Strategy by the City of Toronto, with input from a number of organizations, one of which was CAMH. More... It is hard to imagine that this confident, happy woman with the beauty queen smile and the fabulous soups (which she now whips up at CAMH's Russell Street site cafeteria) was once so addicted that she ended up in a crack house for two weeks abandoning her child and family in order to get high. More... Methadone Treatment Clinic at CAMH Methadone maintenance treatment was first developed in the 1960s to prevent symptoms of withdrawal and reduce drug cravings in people dependent on heroin or other opioids. More... Alternative to Incarceration—The Toronto Drug Treatment Court In the winter of 1998, the Canadian criminal justice system began taking a new approach to those who have committed offenses and also have a substance use problem when it opened Canada's first Drug Treatment Court (DTC). More...
CAMH's plans for the exciting redevelopment of our Queen Street site are moving forward on schedule; we expect to break ground with our Alternate Milieu (AM) beds project next summer for completion in the Fall/Winter of 2007. More... Disponsible en français
CAMH Connexions, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health's (CAMH) external newsletter, is published four times a year to inform our stakeholders about current issues and events at CAMH. Editor: Public Affairs |
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