Addiction Services Central Ontario (ASCO)

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Addiction is addiction is addiction! All comes from the same part of the brain. Gambling, sex,shopping, all from the same piece of your brain! ASYR (addiction services York region) was started by a Dr who has always been ahead of his time. He has been treating addiction of any kind for many many yrs. With understanding and compassion that is rare in this area of medicine. The late mayor of Toronto was an addict, I suspect to more than drugs. Addiction knows no bounds, athletes, lawyers, politicians,teachers. It has absolutely nothing to do with your socioeconomic standing, it is an illness , nobody wants to be an addict of any kind. People who suffer addiction are looked down upon by society in general, it's an illness that is less understood or accepted than schizophrenia or other serious mental illnesses. Drug addiction in particular is in the most part caused/started by Dr's prescribing addictive drugs irresponsibly, and when you seek help from other Dr's when you realize that you have a problem, they "aren't taking patients" or treat you with disdain, like you wanted to be made to become addicted????? There is an epidemic of overdoses from Fentanyl Canada wide, thank goodness for Dr's like Dr P. who was one of the founders of ASYR, we need more Dr's like him. The problem is getting worse and I don't hear any politicians calling for Dr's too help, if it was any other kind of medical epidemic they would be using it as a platform to get votes or calling for people to help anyone they know with the illness, etc. So thank you Dr P. and all the other Dr's that work at trying to solve this huge social problem, at ASYR. They are saving valuable lives every day. It's about time that this illness came out of the closest and start receiving public support . Thank you ASYR for all the lives you've saved and changed. The Dr's and supportive staff have worked very hard at offering help in every aspect of addiction and how it affects your life to make this a better, healthier community. You will never hear THEM say, we aren't taking patients when you tell them what you are seeking their help for!

Best place to get help. The counsellors know what they're doing. They're very professional and good at communicating. I would recommend this place anytime. I've been to other agencies where people have given up on me and told me to kill myself. However, this place is awesome ?

Amazing agency and I will donate everything I can. This place has changed my life. I'm so grateful. I have been able to make positive goals and changes in order to live life. The staff keep their word and try to understand where everyone is coming from (as compared to most agencies...ASYR is better). I am for sure recommending this place to others

Staff and counsellors know what they're doing and honestly deserve a pay raise for putting up with so much. They have to balance so many clients in a day while pretending to have everything together. I just want to thank this organization for helping me towards my goals even though I still have a lot of work to do but I know WHAT I need to do now... I'm grateful that they've been supporting me on an ongoing basis even through my ups and downs. They don't have to support me. They don't have to sit there and listen to all my issues but they CHOOSE to. Once I'm on the path to recovery and I have my life sorted out, I'm going to make it right with everyone I once hurt. ASYR deserves a lot more recognition than what they're getting.

My counsellor has really encouraged me to keep living. She tells me I have a future and good things will eventually happen. Also the groups here are absolutely amazing! This organization needs more recognition for what they do!

My counsellor stopped returning my calls, and when ever I call in the receptionist always rushes you off the phone. It would be nice if people here were more polite and had the ability to understand your dealing with individuals in extremely difficult situations. The way you treat your clients should be more of a concern and simple phone manors need to be applied more regularly. A simple have a nice day goes a long way for someone in need, but a harsh hang up could ruin someone’s day if they are not well.

The counsellors are nice and are helpful. I found for me the only thing that has ever helped me with my addictions are 12 step groups. I’ve been seeing counsellors since I was a kid for addictions and it wasn’t until I did the 12 steps that i actually was able to be happy without the things I’m addicted to.