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Public Health Office Closure: WDG Public Health offices will be closed to the public on Thursday, November 20 for an all-staff event. There will be no water testing drop-off available. All essential and emergency services are operating. Please call 1-800-265-7293 if you have an urgent Public Health inquiry. Public Health offices will open for regular hours on Friday, November 21.

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Treatment, Harm Reduction and Recovery

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harm reduction
substance use supports
treatment options

Support Services

  • ConnexOntario (Mental Health, Addiction and Problem Gambling Services) 1-866-531-2600

Harm Reduction Services

  • Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
  • Sanguen Health Centre

Treatment and Recovery Services

  • Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington
  • Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin
  • Homewood Community Addiction Services (CADS)
  • Stonehenge Therapeutic Community
  • Ontario Addiction Treatment Centre (OATC) 519-822-6100
  • Silverlinings Medical Centre – Guelph: 519-821-9449 (Woodlawn location); 519-829-2929 (Willow location)
  • Freedom Trail Addiction Clinic – Orangeville: 519-942-8333

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Addiction, Substance Use and Harm Reduction

  • Addiction and Stigma
  • Alcohol
  • Cannabis
  • Cannabis: Before, during and after Pregnancy
  • Cannabis and Young People
  • Opioids and Naloxone
    • Preventing an opioid overdose
    • Recognizing and responding to an opioid overdose
    • Where to get take-home naloxone kits
    • Treatment, Harm Reduction and Recovery
    • Needle Exchange
    • Needle and Sharps Safety
  • Tobacco and Quitting Smoking
  • Vaping
  • Youth Gambling and Gaming
  • Youth Substance Use
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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health: Stay Well
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We acknowledge that the work of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health operates on the traditional lands and home of the Hodinöhsö:ni’ [ho-den-o-show-nee], Anishinaabek [ah-nish-in-ah-bek], Tionontati [tee-oh-non-tah-tee] and Attawandaron [add-a-won-da-run] people, and is steeped in the tradition of many First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.

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