FAQ
Have a question about… (Resources and useful links)
emergency?
Health – Fire – Police – Other 9-1-1
24 hour pharmacy (514) 738-8464
Quebec Poison Control Centre 1-800-463-5060
Spousal Abuse (S.O.S) (514) 873-9010 or 1-800-636-9010
Parents line (514) 288-5555
Suicide Action (514) 723-4000
Kids Help phone 1-800-668-6868
Tel-Aide (514) 935-1101
Sexual Assault crisis line and Counselling (514) 934-4504
Multi-Ecoute (multilingual listening on the phone or face to face) (514) 737-3604
general health?
Info-Santé line 8-1-1 You can call your Info-Santé number – 24 hours a day 7 days a week – to speak with a nurse who will give you information and advice on any problem of a physical or social nature, and refer you as needed to the most appropriate resources.Information and Referral Centre of Greater Montreal: (514) 527-1375
Monday to Friday 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Public Health Agency of Canada
Concordia University Health Services
Columbia University Health Services
Ask Dr. T.: McGill University
You will find frequently asked questions on health topics by students to Dr. Tellier (McGill Health Services).
Quebec health card and insurance?
Régie de l’Assurance Maladie du Québec
Phone line: (514) 864-3411 M-F 8:30 to 4:30 (except wed. 8:30 to 10:00)
Quebec Health Insurance- lost/expired cards, drug benefits, etc.
safe piercing and tattooing?
Association of Professional PiercersChoosing a safe piercer
Kids Health website on safe piercing
Find a safe Tattooist.
Kids Health website on safe tattooing
Alliance of Professional Tattooists Inc.
Information about tattooing and piercing: procedure, care and risks.
sexual health?
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of CanadaInformation and games on sex, pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), contraception, sexual and gender orientation, drug facilitated sexual assault and more!Centres for Disease Control and Prevention STD fact sheets
Women’s health matters from Canadian Health Network
American Social Health Association: Information on STIs
Canadian Federation for Sexual Health
Pregnancy help web site and phone line: (514) 271-0554
Confidential helpline for unplanned pregnancies: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 9:00 and Saturday – Sunday 10:00 to 2:00.
AIDS Community Care Montreal line: (514) 527-0928
HIV prevention
Rézo website and line (French): 514-521-7778
Confidential and free information on sexuality, sexual orientation, STIs, etc, for gay men.
Gay Line: (514) 866-5090 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. every evening. and website
Gai Ecoute : (514) 866-0103 8 :00 a.m. to 3 :00 a.m. every day and website
mental health?
Dawson College Counselling and developmentConcordia University Health Services:
Mental health
Stress Management Guide
alcohol and drug use ?
Erowid: the most complete website about drug information
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Addiction Intervention Resources
The Real Facts about Drugs
ToxQuebec (French):
Groupe de recherche et d’intervention psychosociale (GRIP) (French)
Harm-reduction approach to drug use. You can find a table of the detection periods of substance in blood and urine.
Drugs: Help and Referral: (514) 527-2626
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Alcohol and drug abuse resources
gambling?
Gambling: help and referral: (514) 527-0140
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
smoking?
Ministry of Health:
J’arrête, j’y gagneInfo and support line: 1-866-jarrête (527-7383) M-F 8:00 a.m to 9:00 p.m.Lung Association:
To quit or not to quit?If you consider quitting smoking, here are some tips to help you:
Health Canada
On the road to quitting Program
Questionnaire to create your personal smoking profile and a guide to become a non-smoker.
Quit4Life program
Quit smoking
exercise?
Health Education Centre:
Call (514) 934-0354 or your local CSSSCanada’s Physical activity Guide for YouthConcordia University Health Services
nutrition and body weight?
Health Education Centre:
Call (514) 934-0354 or your local CSSSHealth Canada:Calculate your Body Mass Index
Canada’s Food Guide
Nutrition and Healthy EatingConcordia University health Services:
Understanding nutrition, how to cook and use grains, getting the most vitamins from fruits and vegetables, fibers, reading nutrition labels, tips for eating well on a low budget, Fad diet and a few words on achieving healthy weight, etc.
Association pour la sante publique du Quebec (french)
Lose weight or be yourself.
About weight-loss products, services and methods
eating disorders?
National Eating Disorder Information Centre (Nedic)National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA)
Help line: 1-800-931-2237 M-F 8:30 to 4:30.Dieticians of CanadaNutrition Action Newsletter
healthy lifestyle?
Concordia University Health Services:Changing health behavior
Sleep
self care?
Concordia University Health Services
Fever, flu, antibiotics, sore throat, cough, headaches, gastroenteritis, minor burn, sunburn, strain and sprains, cuts, scrapes and puncture wounds, conjunctivitis (red eye).