Brightshores Health System

Site: Port Elgin

Service: Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic

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Record #: BRU0825
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2025
Last Full Update: 14 Nov 2025

Description

Description (Service)

Provides low barrier access for clients seeking treatment for any substance use disorder.

Staffing Team includes addiction physicians, nurse practitioner, addiction counsellors and a concurrent disorder specialized psychiatrist.

The clinic will provide brief counselling, prescribe medications (including anti-craving medications for alcohol and buprenorphine/naloxone for opiate use disorder) and connect clients to community treatment programs.

Please note, this clinic is not for clients suffering strictly from chronic pain.

This clinic is also part of a broader network of RAAM clinics throughout Ontario as part of META:PHI (Mentoring, Education and Clinical Tools for Addiction: Primary Care - Hospital Integration).

Service Details

Hours Tue 9 am-11:30 am
Areas Served Saugeen Shores
Eligibility Must have a current OHIP card and bring to appointment.

16 year(s) and up
Application Drop in, no appointment needed.
Languages English
Fees None - covered by OHIP

Address and Location

Located In Community Saugeen Shores
Address & Map
Living Hope Centre, Maple Square Mall
515 Goderich St E
Saugeen Shores, ON
Canada N0H 2C4
Physical Access Unknown.

Contact information

Office Phone 519-376-5666 ext 1
Website www.brightshores.ca/mental-health-addiction-services
Primary Contact Lavender Leal, Manager, Addiction Services; Email: lleal@brightshores.ca

Categories

CWD_NEWHUB_HEADINGGROUPS Mental Health / Addiction
CWD_NEWHUB_HEADINGS Addiction Counselling / Treatment

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