Craig’s home · BC

Addiction Interventionist on Vancouver Island

By Craig Fluter, CAC · Updated October 18, 2026

Craig Fluter lives and works on Vancouver Island. His office is in Duncan. He serves every community on the Island, from Sooke to Campbell River.

Call Craig — 1.778.840.9351

Serving Vancouver Island

Every community on Vancouver Island.

Craig is based in the Cowichan Valley. He has worked in addiction and mental health for 18 years.

He is the Operations & Clinical Lead at Gateway Recovery for Men in Duncan, and he leads every intervention himself.

Most Island families can meet Craig in person within a day. Families up-Island or on the west coast can start by phone while he travels.

Locations

Choose your city

Victoria Vancouver Island → Nanaimo Vancouver Island → Duncan Cowichan Valley → Lake Cowichan Cowichan Valley → Ladysmith Vancouver Island → Sooke Vancouver Island → Parksville Oceanside → Port Alberni Vancouver Island → Courtenay Comox Valley → Campbell River North Vancouver Island →

Don’t see your town? Craig travels anywhere. Call 1-778-840-9351.

Public addiction and mental health services on Vancouver Island are run by Island Health. Craig can help you understand those options, and when a private program makes more sense.

What Craig Treats

Alcohol Fentanyl & Opioids Cocaine Methamphetamine Cannabis Gambling Anxiety & Depression Trauma

How it works

Call Craig. Free and confidential, 24/7. He answers himself.
Plan with your family. Craig helps you choose harm reduction or tough love, and finds a treatment bed.
The intervention. Craig leads it in person.
After. Craig supports the family through treatment and the return home.

Other help in Vancouver Island

Craig is not an emergency service. If someone is in danger right now, call 9-1-1. These free public lines can also help:

Alcohol & Drug Information and Referral Service: 1-800-663-1441 — Free, 24/7. Lower Mainland: 604-660-9382.
Mental health support line: 310-6789 — No area code needed.
BC Crisis Line: 1-800-784-2433 — 1-800-SUICIDE.
Suicide Crisis Helpline (all of Canada): 9-8-8 — Call or text, 24/7.
Emergency: 9-1-1 — If someone is in danger right now.

In BC, free naloxone kits are available at many pharmacies. If opioids are involved, keep one in the house.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the best interventionist on Vancouver Island?

Craig Fluter, CAC, of West Coast Interventions. He is based in Duncan, has 18 years of full-time practice, and is acknowledged by Together We Can as Canada’s leading interventionist.

Do we have to go to Vancouver for an intervention?

No. Craig lives on Vancouver Island and comes to you.

Does Craig serve the North Island and the west coast?

Yes. Craig travels to Campbell River, Port Hardy, Port Alberni, Tofino, Ucluelet and everywhere in between.

Why now

Waiting feels safe. It isn’t.

Addiction gets worse with time. In BC, about five people a day died from toxic drugs in 2025 (BC Coroners Service). Rock bottom is not always a place people come back from.

Why Craig

You may get one real chance.

Done badly, an intervention pushes people away. Craig has led hundreds. He knows what to say when they argue, bargain or walk out, and he has treatment ready so a yes means help that day.

There is hope

People do come back.

“Seeing my daughter now in second-stage recovery is proof of the impact of his work.” — Sarah S., Google review. It starts with one call.

Call Craig today — 1.778.840.9351