Amethyst Addiction Center

The Facts

About Our Current Clients

The average age of our clients is 37

Primary addiction identified

  1. Alcohol
  2. Tobacco
  3. Cannabis
  4. Crack
  5. Cocaine
  6. Prescription opiods
  7. Ecstasy
  8. Benzodiazepines
  9. Amphetamines and other stimulants
  10. Other psychoactive drugs
  11. Over-the-counter codeine preparations
  12. Heroin/Opium
  13. Hallucinogens

Income Source

  • Employment – 194
  • Employment Insurance – 17
  • ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program) – 59
  • Disability Income – 50
  • Other insurance (excluding Employment Insurance) – 0
  • Ontario Works – 126
  • Retirement Income – 22
  • Other – 30
  • None – 10
  • Unknown – 6
  • Family Support – 23

First Language

  • English – 438
  • French – 92
  • Other – 7

Education

  • University/College Graduate – 211
  • Some Post-Secondary – 149
  • High School – 97
  • Some High School – 103
  • Elementary School – 2
  • Some Elementary School or less – 2
  • Unknown – 5

Legal Problems

  • No – 468
  • Yes – 56
  • Unknown – 13

In a study of 50 alcoholic women, it was found that:

  • 76% had suffered either physical, sexual or emotional abuse as children;
  • 42% had suffered physical abuse as children;
  • 36% had suffered an incestuous relationship with a father or stepfather