Detox Units in Toronto, Ontario, and Surrounding Areas

This caller was looking for detox programs that would help his cousin get through her withdrawals.

Community Care Centre (Addiction Services – Royal Victoria Hospital)
70 Wellington Street West Barrie, ON L4N 1K4
Phone: (705) 728-4226 ext. 24300 or 24100 Fax: (705) 728-7308
Website: http://www.drugandalcoholhelpline.ca/Directory/Program/262
Description: Provides a non-medical withdrawal management service to clients requiring rehabilitation for addiction. Available to anyone over 16 years who is intoxicated, in withdrawal, or in a crisis due to the use of alcohol and/or other substances. Attempts to assist clients through withdrawal in a safe, caring, non-threatening, and empathetic environment.

Withdrawal Management Centre – Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph of the Hotel Dieu of Kingston
240 Brock Street Kingston, ON K7L 5G2
Phone: (613) 549-6461 Toll-Free: 1(888) 795-6688
Website: http://www.drugandalcoholhelpline.ca/Directory/Program/933
Description: A 22-bed co-ed non-medical withdrawal unit for adults 16+. Staff is not medically trained so clients must be sufficiently stable prior to admission. Contact this program to determine suitability.

Four Counties Addiction Services Team (Four CAST)
2-86 Russell Street W Lindsay, ON K9V 6A5
Phone: (705) 876-1292 Toll-Free: 1(800) 461-1909 Fax: (705) 878-8401
E-Mail: fourcast@fourcast.ca Website: www.fourcast.ca
Description: Home detox support and monitoring provided by a withdrawal management professional. Clients are assisted with withdrawal symptoms on an outpatient basis (in-office or by phone).

Pinewood Centre (Lakeridge Health)
Residential Withdrawal Management Services (RWMS)
300 Centre Street S Oshawa, ON L1H 4B2
Phone: (905) 723-8195 Toll-Free: 1(888) 881-8878 Fax: (905) 723-1006
Website: www.pinewoodcentre.org/services-withdrawal-management-program.php
Description: Staff is not medically trained so clients must be sufficiently stable prior to admission. Contact this program to determine suitability. Also offers a home detox program where clients are assisted by trained professionals via telephone support.

Toronto Withdrawal Management Services (Detox)

Withdrawal management (“detox”) services are available upon self or health provider referral. The Toronto Withdrawal Management Services System central access number (1-866-366-9513) is your connection to day, community and residential withdrawal management services.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
3rd floor – 60 White Squirrel Way
Toronto, ON M4G 3Z1
Phone: (416) 535-8501 ext. 36071
Toll-Free: 1(800) 463-2338 ext. 6616
Website: CAMH Medical Withdrawal Unit
Description: An 18-bed medical detox supervised by medically trained staff. Clients can self-refer between 8am -2pm Monday – Friday, no admissions on weekends or public holidays.

Humber River Regional Hospital
Bridgewood Chemical Dependency Program
 – Elective Inpatient Withdrawal Program
2175 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M6M 3Z4
Phone: (416) 658-2029
Website: Mental Health and Addiction Services
Description: All clients are monitored by medically trained staff. There are 11 beds in the psychiatric care unit for acute withdrawal.

St. Joseph’s Health Centre
Withdrawal Management Service
30 The Queensway
Toronto, ON M6R 1B5
Residential Detox: (416) 530-6400 Home Detox: (416) 530-8000 ext. 6141
Toll-Free: 1(866) 366-9513 Website: St. Joseph’s Withdrawal Unit
Description: A non-medical detox, so clients must be sufficiently stable prior to admission. Contact this program to determine suitability. For mild to moderate symptoms, St. Joseph’s also provides home detox via telephone support while going through withdrawal at home. Clients must be referred through Access Central. There are 26 beds for detox: 7 male crisis beds, 3 women crisis beds, and 16 beds for withdrawal management.

St. Michael’s Hospital
Withdrawal Management Services
135 Sherbourne Street
Toronto, ON M5A 2R5
Home Detox Inquiries: (416) 864-5874 Toll-Free: 1(866) 366-9513
Phone: (416) 864-5040 
Website: St. Michael’s Withdrawal Unit
Description: A non-medical, non-smoking detox for men 16+. Contact this program to determine suitability For mild to moderate symptoms, St. Joseph’s also provides home detox via telephone support.

Toronto East General Hospital
Withdrawal Management Centre
985 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, ON M4J 1M1
Hospital Detox: (416) 461-2010
 Home Detox: (416) 461-2189
Toll-Free: 1(866) 366-9513 Website: Toronto East General Hospital Withdrawal Management Centre
Description: A 30 bed non-medical detox exclusively for males 16+. Contact this program to determine suitability. Home detox also offered by medically trained professionals via telephone or in-office support for clients with mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms. Clients self-refer through the hospital or are referred through Access Central.

Toronto East General Hospital
Aboriginal Day Services
454 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4Y 1W9
Phone: (416) 461-0800 (direct)
Toll-Free: 1(866) 366-9513
Website: Aboriginal Day Program
Description: Home detox support and monitoring provided by a withdrawal management professional. Clients are assisted with withdrawal symptoms on an outpatient basis.

University Health Network
Ossington Men’s Withdrawal Management Centre
16 Ossington Avenue
Toronto, ON M6J 2Y7
Phone: (416) 533-7945
Toll-Free: 1(866) 366-9513
Website: Ossington Men’s Withdrawal Management Centre
Description: Staff are not medically trained so clients must be sufficiently stable prior to admission. Contact this program to determine suitability. This 21-bed program is exclusively for males 16+. Clients must be referred through Access Central.

University Health Network
Women’s Own Withdrawal Management Centre
892 Dundas Street W
Toronto, ON M6J 1W1
Phone: (416) 603-1462
Home Detox: (416) 603-2551 Toll-Free: 1(866) 366-9513
Website: Women’s Own Withdrawal Management Centre
Description: Non-Medical detox contact this program to determine suitability. This program is exclusively for women ages 16 and older. Also provides home detox for men and women whereby medically trained professionals provide telephone or in-office support for clients who show mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms. This is a non-smoking facility, clients who are smokers will have to contact their physicians to get on a nicotine cessation program prior to admission. Clients must be referred through Access Central.