Addiction Medicine at Downtown Eastside Connections Clinic
- 429 Alexander Street Vancouver, BC V6A 1C6
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- Main: (604) 675-3600
- After hours / Access central referral line: 1 (866) 658-1221
- Fax: (604) 675-3610
Need help immediately?
If there is an urgent safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to emergency at your nearest hospital.
Suicide hotline: 1-800-784-2433
Call BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
KUU-US Crisis Support Line (BC Wide Indigenous Toll Free Crisis and Support Line): 1-800-588-8717
Downtown Eastside (DTES) Connections is a low-barrier addictions clinic serving those with opioid use disorder who may find barriers using other addiction services. The clinic provides opioid agonist therapy (OAT) starts and dose adjustments, urgent primary care, outreach, referrals, kits with tools to prevent overdose, and care that takes psychological and social factors into account.
DTES Connections offers rapid access to OAT to people in the DTES with a history of opioid use disorder, and without a care provider. The clinic accepts drop-in clients or direct referrals from VCH and non-VCH partners. These may include: DTES Primary Care sites, non-VCH community partners, hospitals, Access Central – Detox Referral phone line, Overdose Outreach Team (OOT), Lighthouse Virtual Substance Use Care Clinic, Providence Health Care virtual Rapid Access Addiction Clinic (RAAC), Home Health, the Evelyne Saller Centre, and WISH Drop-in Centre Society.
The goal for DTES Connections is to provide low-barrier, same-day access to OAT and then to connect clients to appropriate community-based health services. These services may include primary care clinics, or bed-based recovery services.
DTES Connections is open seven days per week and is currently accepting new clients.
How to access
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Check eligibility
People living or regularly interacting within the DTES and have a history of opioid use disorder. Do not have a family doctor currently offering opiate agonist treatment.
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Get a referral or walk in
We are open to intakes from all referral sources and to walk-ins.
Hours of operation
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Sunday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Downtown Eastside Connections
Downtown Eastside (DTES) Connections is a low-barrier addictions clinic serving DTES community members with opioid use disorder who may find challenges using other addictions services. This clinic offers same day access to opioid agonist treatments and can connect clients to appropriate community-based health services.