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Key Substance Abuse-Related Agencies
Treatment Agencies in Manitoba
Provincial Drug Strategy or Framework
Substance Use Statistical Highlights for Manitoba
Key Guiding Documents
The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) is a Crown agency whose mission is to contribute to the health and well-being of Manitobans by reducing the harm associated with alcohol, other drugs and gambling through prevention, education, rehabilitation and research. Services are available across the province and are administered through regional offices in Brandon (Western Region), Thompson (Northern Region) and Winnipeg (Winnipeg Region). Program availability varies from location to location.
For information about the many treatment services available throughout Manitoba and how to contact them visit
The development and promotion of Manitoba’s Framework for Addressing the Harms Associated with Alcohol and Other Drugs is being led by Manitoba Healthy Living and is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2007. The Manitoba Framework provides a set of guidelines for Manitobans to address the harms related to alcohol and other drug use. It is in keeping with the province’s unique nuances and communities and strongly recognizes Manitoba's ethnic diversity. The Manitoba Framework is based on the four pillars of prevention, treatment, policing and enforcement, and harm reduction. The Framework Development Working Group is represented by the following organizations:
- Manitoba Healthy Living
- Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
- Regional Health Authorities —Mental Health Representative
- Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth
- Manitoba Justice
- Tamarack Rehab Inc.
- Behavioural Health Foundation Inc.
- Manitoba Harm Reduction Network
- Aboriginal Health Branch, Health/Healthy Living
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2004 Canadian Addiction Survey (CAS)
CAS Report Highlights, 2004[PDF]
CAS Detailed Report, 2005 [PDF]
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA)
Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) Provincial Data
Information on prevalence, enforcement, treatment, mortality, morbidity and HIV/AIDS/HCV broken down by province and territory.
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) website
Alcohol and Other Drug Use by Manitoba Students: Survey Report [PDF]
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM), 2005
The Costs of Substance Abuse in Canada 2002: Highlights [PDF]
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), 2006
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Manitoba Meth Strategy
Manitoba Meth Task Force, undated