Clinic tackles drug,

Virst day the

ON THE

new

Seaview drug and alechol

treatment clinic in West Vancouver opened up, with the

carpenters still adding
knocking on the door,

the finishing touches, a client came
Somehow, despite its disereet loca-

tion, word had already gotten out.

Some people might: be surprised
that a community which, tor five
years running has held the honor
of being the richest in Canada,
could possibly have aleohol and
drug problems in its imrdst. But
substance abuse knows no sacial
bounds and affluence does not
preclude drug and alcohol abuse.
In fact, as Seaview director Sharon
Eakins postulated, affiuence may
even make acquisitions of these
substances easier and recognition
of a problem more difficul:.

The idea for a clinic surfaced
after a local task foree study on
youth alcohol and drug abuse
revealed the need for local facili-
ties. The Alcohol and Drugs area
manager responsible for the North
Shore, Don Jarvis, was impressed
by the grass-roots approach of the
concerned community members
who formed the West Vancouver
Alcohol and Drug Prevention and
Treatment Services Society.

fh felt that rhe board
(WVADPTSS) was very committed
.. and felt responsible for the
(alcohol and drug) problem within
their midst. They wanted to
recognize the problem and to at-
tack it. That’s a whole different
attitude than the usual ‘the gav-
ernment oughta do something.*"’
And this feeling of community re-

By BARBARA BLACK

Contriininy Writer

sponsibility pervades the clinic.

Eakins tikes to emphasize that
“the whole concept of this clinic is
that it is for the comniunity ...
from families to young peuple
through to seniors.” The clinic's
priority is to all West Vancouver
residents, but other residents will
not be turned away.

With 15 years experience in the
substance abuse field, Eakins
knows thac chat first communica-
tion on the part of the client,
whether it be a knock on the door
or a phone call, must be seen as
the beginning of a therapeutic rela-
tionship.

“My belief is that we should try
and serve people as soon as they
make that first call,’" she said.

After that, if the client wants an
assessment, the first available time
is given. Clients are invited to at-
tend an orientation session where
they can check out the facilities,
meet the counsellors and dire:tor
and find out what services are
available to them.

Seaview’s out-patient programs
include one-to-o.e, family, couple
and group counselling, and sup-

See Alcohol

ing services and programs ace free.

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NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

SHARON EARINS, director of the new Seaview alcohol and drug treatment clinic in West Vancouver, poses at
the entrance to the clinic during its recent open house. The clini¢ is run by a non-profit society and alf counsell-

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