Addiction Medicine Program – Substance Use (AMP-SU)

Combining full medical care with proven therapies focused

on behavioural change, our Addiction Medicine Program –
Substance Use (AMP-SU) provides effective treatment –
and hope – for those for those living with alcohol and
drug addiction.

Our program expertly blends a highly structured curriculum with

patient-centred care. Over a period of 6 weeks, we teach holistic recovery Today, I’m sober and understand my disease. I have the
that includes abstinence from all addictive substances to help patients tools to combat relapse, and real hope for a future that never
reclaim their sobriety and their lives. existed before. My life is re-starting on a clean page.
- Homewood Alumni
Groups and educational sessions are offered to:
• Work through ambivalence Alcohol and/or drug use, including prescription
Treatment For: medications (no period of abstinence prior to
• Learn to identify cues for substance use and relapse behaviours treatment required)
• Identify craving narratives that may lead to triggers or relapse
Program Length: Six (6) weeks / 42 days
• Develop a healthy, balanced lifestyle
• Address beliefs and behaviours that maintain addiction or • Abstinence based treatment with full medical
substance use disorder detox/withdrawal management
• Medically Assisted Treatment including Opiate
• Develop and improve stress management and distress tolerance skills
Agonist Therapies, if clinically indicated
• Develop a custom, ongoing recovery and relapse prevention plan • Random urine tests
Treatment • Peer community support groups,
Admission Criteria Approaches: non-12 Step and 12 Step options
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for relapse prevention
Patients must: • Recovery focused psychoeducation and process groups
• Be 18 years of age or older • Be able to relate socially with • Trauma-informed care
peers in a therapeutic milieu • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Informed
• Have an alcohol and/or drug
• Art, Music, Horticulture, and Recreation Therapies
addiction • Co-operate with
• Be mentally and physically able random urine tests Delivery: Primarily group based
to participate in an intensive • Have abstinence as a goal
group-based program • Be willing to participate
in self help/peer support groups
Addiction Medicine Program – Substance Use (AMP-SU)

Our Approach to Care Phase Two: Active Treatment

Addiction Medicine Program – Substance is divided into three AMP uses a range of evidence-based practices such as Cognitive
treatment phases: Behavioural Therapy, dialectical behaviour skills, and Motivational
Enhancement Therapy to assist patients on a journey toward a healthy,
Phase One: Assessment, withdrawal management, substance-free life.
and stabilization
Phase Three: Recovery Management Planning
Patient addiction(s) and related issues are comprehensively assessed.
Prior to discharge, we help our patients connect with outpatient supports
Group discussions and psycho-educational sessions teach patients
and resources in their home communities.
about their addiction and its impact. Key objectives include:
Year long, virtual group based Recovery Management programs are
• Safe, medically supervised • Identifying concurrent clinical available, at an additional cost, Canada wide.
withdrawal management to issues requiring specialized
minimize withdrawal distress services Onsite Caduceus Group
and complications The Homewood Health Centre is one of the only programs in Canada to
• Assessing suitability and
offer an on site Caduceus group to support the unique occupational and
• Introducing basic addiction readiness for our inpatient
recovery needs of physicians, nurses, veterinarians, dentists, and other
recovery principles recovery program
healthcare providers.
(or other referrals)
• Introducing distress-tolerance
skills to cope with stress and • Introducing peer support For more information about the program, contact us at:
admit@homewoodhealth.com
intense emotions approaches that support
recovery, such as 12-Step Homewood Health Centre
and non-12 step options 150 Delhi St., Guelph ON N1E 6K9
Telephone: 1-866-839-2594 or 519-824-1010 ext 32551
Fax: 519-767-3533

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