Addiction Help

Established in 1996, HeartQuest Addiction Wellness Centre provides resources for anyone struggling with problematic substance use. HeartQuest helps clients become self-sufficient and internally resourced.

Our Services

Drug and Alcohol Testing

We can test for 12 of the most common used drugs.

Dedication

At HeartQuest we understand that Alcoholism and Drug Addiction are chronic, progressive diseases. Left unchecked, substance abuse and dependance have proven to be costly and even deadly. HeartQuest offers a number of need specific substance abuse services which help the client disconnect form destructive substance abuse, moving them towards productive societal integration.

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Dedication

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Cory Wint

heartquestholistic.com - This Holistic Wellness Centre, located at 1651 Commercial Drive, Suite #202, offers an eclectic blend of alternative services and practitioners.

westcoastshamanic.com - This website is dedicated to bringing the spiritual path of Shamanic Practice to those seeking a more connected existence.

cedarsatcobblehill.com - Cedars at Cobble Hill Residential Treatment Centre.

summit-bridge.com - Summit-Bridge Consulting Group. Personalized withdrawal management programming.

For further information please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone 604-818-1771

HeartQuest is committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. In order to comply with privacy legislation, we have developed this Privacy Policy.

Identified Purposes
HeartQuest only collects and uses personal information for the following purposes:

1. Offering and providing services to you;
2. Establishing and maintaining communications with you;
3. Notifying you of certain products or services.

In this Privacy Policy, the above list of identified purposes will be referred to as the “identified purposes.”

Challenging Compliance
If you are not satisfied with HeatQuest's response to a privacy related inquiry or complaint, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada during business hours at 1-800-282-1376 or at www.privcom.gc.ca.

Consent
Your knowledge and consent of HeartQuest’s collection and use of your Personal Information is critical. We rely on the following actions by you as indications of your consent to our existing and future Personal Information practices:

Your consent solicited by HeartQuest for a specified purpose, e.g. HeartQuest's website. You acknowledge acceptance of this Privacy Policy until you notify HeartQuest of a withdrawal of this consent.

Limiting Collection and Retention of Personal Information
HeartQuest will only collect and use personal information that is necessary for the "identified purposes" or as required by law. If we require personal information for any other purpose, you will be notified of the new purpose, and subject to your consent, that new purpose will become an identified purpose. HeartQuest will only collect personal information by fair and lawful means. We will retain personal information only as long as necessary for the fulfillment of the identified purposes as regulated by industry standards.

Accuracy
HeartQuest will maintain your Personal Information as accurate, complete, and up-to-date as is necessary for the identified purposes.

Safeguards
HeartQuest will protect your personal information by security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. Safeguards will vary depending on the sensitivity, format, and location of the personal information.

For further information please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone 604-818-1771

Where are you located?
HeartQuest Healing has offices in Vancouver, Port Moody and Langley, British Columbia.

What services do you offer?
• Post Treatment Monitoring
• Substance Abuse Counselling
• Relapse Prevention Counselling / Groups
• State of the Art Drug and Alcohol Testing
• Anger Management and Conflict Resolution
• Personal Issues Counselling
• Self Regulation Therapy and Trauma Counselling
• Career Guidance
• Resumes, Cover Letters, and other collateral job search documents

as well as consultation on:

• Employee Monitoring
• Urinalysis Testing
• Family Support & Counselling
• Workshops / Seminars
• Treatment Program Curriculum
• Proposal / Grant Preparation and Writing
• Support Care Worker Training Curriculum
• Residential Health and Safety Issues
• Accreditation Processes (CARF and other)
• Residential Provincial Licensing Regulations
• Social Services Human Resources
• Marketing and Community Liaison
• Crisis Management
• Aftercare / Transition House Management

How much does it cost?
Call us to inquire about our fees. We will work with you to create a plan that works for you.

How do you protect my privacy?
Safeguards will vary depending on the sensitivity, format, location, and storage of the Personal Information.

For further information please emailThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone 604-818-1771

HeartQuest helps clients become self-sufficient and internally resourced.

Cory Wint, MA, ICADC, is the Chief Executive Officer at HeartQuest and has worked in a variety of disciplines within the Social Services and Human Development field. With a degree in Human and Social Development, and as the holder of International Drug and Alcohol Certification (ICADC), Cory has clinical experience in dealing with complex problematic substance use and the ancillary issues that often accompany addiction. Further, Cory is a certified Substance Abuse Professional as defined by the United States Department of Transportation.

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Many people have asked me about the initials after my name, ICADC. Thus, I thought it would be beneficial to write about what an Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counsellor (ICADC) is, what our role and function is, and who qualifies and oversees these Substance Abuse Professionals....

A woman once asked me how many drinks her husband could have in a day before she should start to worry. She says he drinks three or four beers in the evening on work nights and a lot more on weekends when he doesn't have to go to work the next day. Another client worries that his wife's three or...

Drug and substance abuse has in one way or another destroyed countless lives and is continuing to do so. Homes and careers are left in wreck as dire consequences of this malady. Some data reports that drug addiction is one of the many causes of the rising number of divorce cases. Substance abuse...

Looking for quality addiction treatment in Surrey or substance abuse services in Surrey? Are you struggling with an addiction, depression, trauma, or grief? HeartQuest is a professional drug and alcohol treatment comprehensive service provider with 3 locations in the lower mainland of Vancouver....