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Gambling Addiction Services

Published date: March 31, 2025
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Whether your gambling involves lottery tickets, casino games, horse racing or sports betting, slot machines, or video lottery terminals (VLTs), a gambling addiction can cause serious harm to you and your loved ones.

Two signs of a gambling addiction are:

  1. You cannot control the amount of time and money you are spending.
  2. You continue to gamble even though it is causing harm to your family, career or bank account.

Visit the gambling support website.

Where can I get help for my gambling?

Call an Addiction Services office in your area to get information or to request an appointment.

You can also call the PEI Gambling Support Line at 1-855-255-4255 (toll-free) to speak with a trained professional who can provide you with a variety of supportive services such as information about in-person counselling through Addiction Services, Gamblers Anonymous meetings, SMART Recovery meetings, and other resources. Callers may also choose to be referred to Addiction Services for counselling.

Attend a Gambling Support Group: 

Charlottetown

Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

161 St. Peter’s Rdoad, Suite 120

For more information, call 902-368-4287.

Summerside

Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Community Mental Health and Addictions

65 Roy Boates Avenue, Prince County Hospital

For more information, call 902-888-8380.

What support is available at Addiction Services to help with my gambling?

There are a range of programs available to help you recover from gambling:

  • screening and assessment
  • short term inpatient stabilization (if necessary)
  • individual, group and family counseling
  • psycho-educational sessions
  • Living Recovery Program
  • referral to other supports (eg. Gamblers Anonymous, Credit Counseling Services)

Case plans are individualized and will be designed to meet your specific needs.

How can I contact Addiction Services?

Provincial Addictions Treatment Facility

2814 Rte 215, Mount Herbert

Charlottetown, PE   C1A 7N8 

Telephone:  (902) 368-4120 

Toll-free:  1-888-299-8399

Fax:  (833) 696-0813



Souris 

Souris Hospital

17 Knights Avenue

Souris, PE   C0A 2B0

Telephone:  (902) 687-7110

Fax:  (902) 687-7119



Montague

126 Douses Road

Montague, PE   C0A 1R0

Telephone:  (902) 838-0960

Fax:  (902) 838-0961



Summerside

Prince County Hospital

65 Roy Boates Avenue

Summerside, PE   C1N 2A9

Telephone:  (902) 888-8380

Fax:  (902) 432-2585



Alberton

397 Church Street (Adult, Family & Youth Counseling)

Alberton Community Health Centre

Alberton, PE   C0B 1B0

Telephone:  (902) 853-8670

Fax:  (902) 853-0420

 

General Inquiries

Health PEI

PO Box 2000

Charlottetown, PE   C1A 7N8

Phone: 902-368-6130

Fax: 902-368-6136

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