SURREY GETS DETOX CENTRE EXPANSION

Construction is underway on a new detox centre for addicts in the
region that will be based in Surrey.

Creekside Withdrawal Management Centre, to be run by Fraser Health
Authority, will be adjacent to Surrey Memorial Hospital. It will
replace the existing Maple Cottage Detox in Burnaby.

The change means a net increase of detox beds from 25 to 30 and there
will be six dedicated beds for youth - up from three previously.
Fraser Health also opened a new nine-bed Withdrawal Management Unit
last year in Chilliwack General Hospital.

The new facilities complement the existing 60-bed Maple Ridge
Treatment Centre, where residential programs offer a safe living
environment for recovering addicts.

Other addiction-related services around the region include various
contracted support recovery facilities, intensive day treatment
programs, and various community outreach, clinical or school-based assistance.