Lois Ross, Author at Amethyst Ottawa

Calling all former clients, board or staff members – Join us to make a ‘zine

by Lois Ross | Sep 28, 2018 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Finding her Voice

by Lois Ross | Aug 13, 2018 | Amethyst History, Blog, Stories about addiction | 0 comments

A woman overcomes her cocaine addiction and a past peppered with sexual violence through Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre and goes on to found her own non-profit charity aimed at helping adults detect and prevent childhood sexual abuse and commercial sexual...

2018 Open House – You are invited!!

by Lois Ross | Jun 18, 2018 | Amethyst History, Blog, News

Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre Invites you to attend our 2018 Open House Please join us to learn about our services and support our cause! Saturday June 23rd from 10am to 5pm 488 Wilbrod St, Ottawa, ON K1N 6M8 No admission cost and no RSVP required For questions...

Who we are

by Lois Ross | May 9, 2018 | Amethyst History, Blog, Uncategorized

Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre was founded in 1979 in Ottawa-Carleton to provide alternative addiction services to women. Over the intervening years, thousands of women have come through our doors for assistance in freeing themselves of substance use problems....

Substance Use – many factors contribute to why women develop addictions.

by Lois Ross | May 2, 2018 | Blog, Facts, Uncategorized | 0 comments

For many women in the community, substance use is not problematic. However, for others, due to a variety of complex factors, substance use can result in significant harm. Substance use though cannot be understood only in terms of use; many factors contribute to why...

What’s in a name

by Lois Ross | Apr 11, 2018 | Amethyst History, Blog | 0 comments

When a small committee of women put together a list of possible names for a new treatment centre, there was no shortage of ideas. A number of well-known women associated with addiction treatment were listed, as well as a variety of words representing transformation,...

Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre and Shoppers Drug Mart raise more than $7,000 for Ottawa-area women’s health initiatives through the ‘Growing Women’s Health Campaign’

by Lois Ross | Nov 29, 2017 | Blog, News | 0 comments

Ottawa — November 23, 2017 – Earlier this fall, the community joined together with local Shoppers Drug Mart and its store team for one of the most successful fundraising efforts to support women’s health initiatives here in Ottawa. Donations to the...

Tree of life with Shoppers Drug Mart

by Lois Ross | Oct 2, 2017 | Blog | 0 comments

Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre kicks off fundraising campaign at local Shoppers Drug Mart Annual Growing Women’s Health campaign raises critical funds to support women, individually and together, to take control of factors affecting our health and...