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Programs & Services

Rapid Access Addiction Medicine

Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) provides a comprehensive physician and addiction counsellor led program managing all substance and behavioral addiction concerns.

This service provides a combination of medical and psychosocial treatment program, including:

  • anticraving medication for alcohol, opioids, gambling and stimulant use disorder
  • coinciding psychiatric and pain management
  • home detoxification services
  • education, skills, and support group programs
  • a four week intensive day treatment program.
  • short term outpatient counselling
  • supports for sexually transmitted infections
  • medical and mental health assessments for detoxification facilities
  • access to clinical trials and research studies

This service also provides additional support groups like:

  • Early Recovery Support
  • Relapse Prevention
  • Trauma-informed Support
  • Women's Support Group
  • Mindfulness
  • CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) and DBT (dialectical behaviour therapy)-informed Groups
  • Certified Sex Addiction Treatment (CSAT)
  • Family Support Group

This service is provided by the Adult Addiction Services. Visit that service for additional details.

Access
Service Providers May Include
addiction counsellors, doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers
Eligibility

Service targeted to:

  • mature minors
  • 18 years of age and older
Service Access

Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.

Walk-In, self referral and professional referrals are accepted.


Service Locations
Also Known As
Acronym
AASC, RAAM
Other
Adult Addiction Services, Adult Addiction Services Calgary