- AUDIT self-test: Assess your alcohol use and get tailored advice.
- Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Test (CUDIT-R): Screen for potential problem cannabis-use.
- Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10): A short self-screen focused on drug use (excluding alcohol and tobacco), including non-medical use of medications or other substances.
Comparing your behaviors with trusted guidelines can help you make informed decisions.
General resources
- Self-help strategies for cutting down or stopping substance use (World Health Organization)
- You and substance use: Tips for cutting back (Here to Help BC)
- SMART Recovery toolbox
Alcohol
- Knowing your limits with alcohol (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction)
- Rethinking drinking (National Institutes of Health)
Cannabis
- What you should know about cannabis (Concordia Health Services)
- Knowing your limits with cannabis (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction)
- What's the deal on quitting? (Australia National Cannabis Prevention & Information Centre)
Support and treatment options
Find options in the community below. Support is also available at Concordia:
- Concordia students, and eligible staff and faculty: Book an appointment at Health Services.
- Concordia students: Request a mental health intake appointment.
- Concordia staff and faculty: Learn about the Concordia Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program.
- Get help with problematic substance use (The Government of Canada)
- Quebec substance-use help and referral line: Speak with a trained counsellor. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Free, bilingual, confidential. 514-527-2626
- Quebec gambling help and referral: Speak with a trained counsellor. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Free, bilingual, confidential. 514-527-0140
Attending meetings can provide many benefits in helping you work through substance misuse, including support from others with similar struggles and the opportunity to build healthier social networks.
- SMART Recovery: Find meetings online or in your area. SMART Recovery is a non-profit organization and offers its services for free.
- Alcoholics Anonymous Quebec: Find in-person and online meetings by location, language and type. Learn more about AA and find support resources.
- Montreal Gamblers Anonymous
- Marijuana Anonymous: Find online and in-person meetings.
- Overeaters Anonymous: A community of people who support each other in order to recover from compulsive eating and food behaviours. Find in-person and online meetings on their website, as well as informational resources.
French-language
- Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Montréal: Comprend des programmes pour la récupération des drogues et de l'alcool, la dépendance au jeu et à Internet, le soutien aux amis et aux membres de la famille et des services de soins d'urgence.
English-language
- Foster Addiction Rehabilitation Centre: Addiction rehabilitation services for alcohol, drugs (including prescription medications), gambling, compulsive buying and internet use.
- Chabad Lifeline: Treatment options for people struggling with substance and behavioural addictions and their family members. Services are immediate and offered at no charge to those in need.
Bilingual
- Portage: Provides drug addiction rehabilitation treatment.
