Addictions Treatment

Intensive outpatient programming is a less restrictive treatment option that does not require an overnight stay at a treatment facility. However, outpatient programs usually require several hours/weeks (nine hours or more) spent visiting a local treatment centre or engaging in virtual treatment sessions, including individual and group counseling.

Outpatient treatment can be a good standalone option for someone with lower risk substance use or it can be part of a long-term treatment program. It is often also a starting place for exploring the options listed below. While attending outpatient appointments, people can continue to carry on with their day-to-day activities, such as working, school and caring for family.

Intensive Outpatient services are available across Saskatchewan.

Day treatment: Day treatment programs offer activities like those of outpatient services, but on a more structured and intensive basis, with people attending on a daily basis. Individuals may participate in up to 25 hours of programming per week in a day treatment program.

Intensive Outpatient and other community addictions services in Saskatchewan can be found by visiting our map of services.

Withdrawal management is an important part of, and often one of the first steps in, the continuum of care to address substance use for individuals in need of assistance with withdrawal from alcohol and/or other drugs.

Withdrawal management often begins at an inpatient facility, whereas other individuals may be able to undergo the process of withdrawal and stabilization on an outpatient basis. A planned withdrawal management supports the individual to undergo the process of withdrawing from substances in a safe and effective manner, with medical and personal care provided as needed.

Withdrawal Management Services (Detox) with 24/7 Access in Saskatchewan can be found by visiting our map of services.

Inpatient addiction services provide time-limited treatment in structured, substance-free, live-in environments. Individuals accessing these services are most likely to be those with more complex and/or chronic substance use for whom outpatient treatment services have not been effective. Treatment includes individual, group and family involvement, psycho-social education, and life-skills training. There are clinical staff on site 24 hours a day. Some programs may also provide medical, nursing, or psychiatric support.

Inpatient addictions treatment programs provide daily programming that supports participants to examine and work on the underlying causes of their substance use (such as trauma, grief, and family origin concerns). There is also a focus on identifying and practicing skills such as boundary setting, co-dependency, communication, anger management, and relapse prevention. In addition to the daily programming above, some inpatient addictions programs will offer land-based services.

Inpatient addictions treatment services in Saskatchewan can be found by visiting our map of services.

There are additional inpatient treatment services available across Saskatchewan for treaty status First Nations individuals. To access these services, contact the Saskatchewan Region's NNADAP Program Manager at 306-564-9085. You can also contact the main Saskatchewan Regional Office at 306-564-9098 or 306-564-9087 or view Saskatchewan treatment centres.

Transitional support services (which includes second-stage sober living, and pre or post-treatment) are highly structured community-based environments or continuums of care in which the primary goals are the treatment of substance use and the fostering of personal growth and overall wellness and recovery.

This safe, substance-free accommodation is suitable for individuals who do not require intensive inpatient treatment, but who need a safe, supportive environment to continue towards their recovery goals.

Transitional Services may also meet the needs of individuals who require additional stabilization and support while they wait to transition into inpatient treatment, or transition into independence and integrate into the community, after completing inpatient treatment.

Transitional Support Services offered in Saskatchewan can be found by visiting our map of services.