Drug Rehab Center - Drug Rehabilitation Program

Our 36-bed facility has a high staff to client ratio in an intimate setting that allows for the creation of a treatment plan tailored to your unique needs. Clients stay with us 30, 42, 60, or 90 days. For clients requiring a longer stay, sober living is also available.

Sunshine Coast Health Center offers mental health services in addition to addiction counselling. All clients are provided with initial medical and psychiatric assessments as well as ongoing access to the mental health team (psychiatrist, psychologist and psychiatric nurse) during their stay in our alcohol and drug rehab program. Take advantage of complimentary family services. In our experience, we find that loved ones who take advantage of telephone support and the on-site Family & Couples Program at Sunshine Coast have a significant advantage over those who do not. By changing the family dynamic at home, clients are better equipped for the challenge of maintaining positive change achieved during treatment.

For more information see the Alcohol and Drug Rehab Progams & Services page.

2.  A Focus Beyond Mere Abstinence - focuses on personal transformation and full integration into society that goes beyond, yet includes, the traditional addiction treatment goals of abstinence as well as physical and mental stability.

3.  An Emphasis on Client Strengths - emphasizing the capacities of clients to take control of their lives, develop resilience, and find the courage to overcome fears.

4.  An Emphasis on the 'Why' of Recovery - while addressing (like most treatment centers) the 'how' of recovery - meetings, a healthy diet, exercise, etc. - Sunshine Coast pays special attention to the 'why' of recovery, or a reason to stop using drugs or alcohol.

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."
~ Friedrich Nietzsche

5.  An Environment Where Clients Can Be Themselves - allows clients to have an authentic relationship with their peer group and staff in an environment of empathy and unconditional, positive regard. Unlike most treatment centers, Sunshine Coast does not tell clients, directly or indirectly, what they can talk about or how to live their lives.

6.  Therapy that is More About Process than Content - having therapists connect with clients at a human level is more important than any school or technique of psychotherapy.

7.  A Shared Partnership with Families - encouraging family members to set healthy boundaries and practice self-care. Family members examine their unhealthy responses to a loved one's addiction as unhelpful coping skills. Traditional characterizations of family members as "co-dependent" and "in denial" are avoided due to a lack of scientific validity.

8.  Treatment for the Whole Person - we consider the full dimensions of each client as opposed to merely generically treating an addict or his addiction.

For more information see the Our Drug Rehabilitation Center is Different page.

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Whether you are driving or flying, our Travel to Powell River section has comprehensive directions to help you every step of the way.

With five non-stop daily flights from Vancouver, visitors from major centers such as Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, and Seattle are just a 30 minute flight from our addiction treatment facility. Complimentary travel assistance (including shuttle service from the arrivals area at the Vancouver and Comox airports) is available to ensure your trip is hassle-free.

If you are flying into Vancouver or Comox, a smiling face will be there to assist you during your layover and transfer to your flight to Powell River.

For more information see the Location of Our Drug Rehab Center page or the Travel to Powell River page.

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The Family Program is of essential benefit to loved ones of people with addictions so that they can learn about addiction, understand the impact of addiction on their relationships, begin the process of healing from emotional burn-out, and focus on how to prepare for life after their loved one completes residential treatment.

The atmosphere of the Family Program is a supportive environment whereby family members and partners learn how to begin their journeys of healing. Individuals do not have to share close personal details if they do not want to and they will not be labeled or told that they have a dysfunction themselves.

During the Couples Program, the challenges of rebuilding relationships impacted by addiction are discussed, specifically, reestablishing intimacy and communication, as well as overcoming obstacles in the relationship rebuilding process. The opportunity for participants in the Couples Program is to examine old patterns and find ways of changing them prior to returning home together.

For more information visit the Family & Couples Programs & Services page.

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Sunshine Coast Health Center has a skilled mental health team that includes a Psychiatrist and a Registered Psychiatric Nurse who can help determine if depression, anxiety, trauma, or an inability to focus are contributing to your addiction.

As part of our mental health program, Sunshine Coast provides ongoing assessments that involve diagnosing the existence of mental health issues. Identifying obstacles that have kept clients stuck in active addiction takes time but greatly improves the odds of clients completing treatment and maintaining sobriety. For more information on assessment services offered at Sunshine Coast Health Center visit the Assessment Services section.

We consider it a privilege to be your "Partner in Recovery".

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