News Release Archive
HEALTH--DRUG DEPENDENCY SERVICES RELOCATING ----------------------------------------------------------------- Drug Dependency Services - CORE program, detox and administration - for the Central Region are relocating to Simpson Hall, located on the grounds of the Nova Scotia Hospital, Dartmouth. All services at the new location begin at 8 a.m., July 15. Services at Camp Hill, the current site, will wind down on June 28. During the transition period, outpatient services and services to meet the needs of individuals in crisis will continue to be offered. In addition, extra support services are being provided at several sites. All satellite outpatient offices remain open in Sheet Harbour, Musquodoboit Harbour, Sackville, Spryfield, Windsor, Dartmouth and on Spring Garden Road, Halifax. As well, residential clients can use other detox facilities. The telephone number to access services during the transition is the regular number, 902-424-5623. Clients should not hesitate to call. The same number will also be used at Simpson Hall. Simpson Hall is located on Pleasant Street in Dartmouth. Outpatient services, which are currently located in downtown Dartmouth, will be relocating to the Simpson Hall site later this year. -30 - Contact: Lori MacLean 902-424-5025 jlw June 21, 1996 12:20 p.m.