WEB SITE FOR ADDICTS

Thirty-three thousand British Columbians are dependent on illicit
drugs, according to Every Door is the Right Door, a recent publication
of BC's Ministry of Health Services. So the Centre for Addictions
Research of BC, with UVic acting as lead agency, has created the
Substance Information Link (www.silink.ca) to provide one-stop
shopping for substance use information. It aims to help people who are
worried about their children and crystal meth, a colleague's drinking,
or their own prescription drug use.

Communication and resource director Dan Reist said, "What's unique
about this site is that it assists people in different service areas -
such as teachers, counsellors, medical staff, police officers and
concerned citizens - and it covers the entire scope of addictions.
It's also the only source of substance use information that is
selected and developed specifically for BC."