Addiction Support Services

Provides two gambling-related support programs at the PlayWise Hubs.

PlayWise Program: The PlayWise Hubs at Red Shores Charlottetown and Summerside offer guests access to gambling-related information, educational tools, community resource links, and the opportunity to speak with a PlayWise Advisor. PlayWise Advisors are onsite to provide information, education, and support to players, employees, and guests.

Break in Play Program: Allows anyone to take a break from the gaming floor at the Red Shores Racetrack and Casino locations in Charlottetown and Summerside. Players who enroll in the program can choose a short-term break (30, 60, or 90 days) or a long-term break (six, 12, 24, or 36 months).

• Needle exchange with safe needle disposal
• Immunization counseling and immunization
• Vein/wound care
• Sexual health counseling
• Health teaching to support optimal health
• Referrals to other care providers
• Naloxone kits for people who are at risk of opioid overdose
• Detox information

Provides harm reduction resources and support to individuals who use drugs in rural and small-town communities across Epekwitk / PEI through scheduled stops at designated locations. Stop requests can be made via phone, text, or email.

• Take-home education resources
• Online learning modules
• Community learning groups
• One-on-one knowledge exchange sessions

Provides an evening drop-in place for young adults to socialize without the pull of drugs or alcohol to help them gain and sustain sobriety. Provided activities include:

• Table tennis and pool
• Video games and watching TV
• Games, cards, puzzles
• Use of musical instruments, computers, and internet
• Arts and crafts
• Special events

• Alcohol
• Cannabis
• Opioids
• Cocaine
• Gambling
• Methamphetamine
• Prescription drugs
• Substance use in Canada
• Treatment, support, and recovery
• Impaired driving
• Workforce development
• Data and trends
• Stigma

Free take home naloxone kits are available to anyone at risk of experiencing or witnessing a drug-related overdose at the following distribution sites:

-Pharmacies (See website for all locations)

-Health PEI Needle Exchange Program sites (See website for all locations)

-Native Council of PEI

-Holland College

-University of PEI

-Queen Street Recovery Clinic

-Community Outreach Centre

Provides take-home naloxone kits. Recipients are asked to complete a short tutorial but no personal information is required to receive the kit.

Naloxone training is also available.