Pubdate: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 Source: Peace Arch News (CN BC) Copyright: 2006 Peace Arch News Contact: http://www.peacearchnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1333 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/rehab.htm (Treatment) SURREY GETS DETOX CENTRE EXPANSION Construction is underway on a new detox centre for addicts in the region that will be based in Surrey. Creekside Withdrawal Management Centre, to be run by Fraser Health Authority, will be adjacent to Surrey Memorial Hospital. It will replace the existing Maple Cottage Detox in Burnaby. The change means a net increase of detox beds from 25 to 30 and there will be six dedicated beds for youth - up from three previously. Fraser Health also opened a new nine-bed Withdrawal Management Unit last year in Chilliwack General Hospital. The new facilities complement the existing 60-bed Maple Ridge Treatment Centre, where residential programs offer a safe living environment for recovering addicts. Other addiction-related services around the region include various contracted support recovery facilities, intensive day treatment programs, and various community outreach, clinical or school-based assistance. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom