by Lois Ross | Aug 13, 2018 | Amethyst History, Blog, Stories about addiction |
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... 
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... 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.... by Lois Ross | Apr 11, 2018 | Amethyst History, Blog |
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,...