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Detox Services at Vancouver Detox

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

Vancouver detox offers adult withdrawal management services, also known as detox. Provides safe and supporting bed-based program for people who require medical withdrawal and/or initiation and titration of opioid agonist treatments (OAT). The team at VDC includes physicians, nurses, social workers, health care workers, indigenous health staff, acupuncturists, peers and volunteers.

How to access

  • Get a referral

    Clients are mostly referred by Access Central: 1 (866) 658-1221.

Hours of operation

Currently open

We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

What to expect

Clients will receive an intake date and time. When they arrive at Vancouver Detox, the staff will complete an assessment, orient them to the site and support them in managing their belongings. 

During clients’ inpatient treatment, in addition to medical and psychosocial care, clients will receive nutritious meals and snacks. 
 

Vancouver Coastal Health Detox Centre

Vancouver Detoxification Centre (VDC) is a place that supports clients who need medical help to come off substances.

Detox Services

Adult withdrawal management services, also known as detox, provide nursing care and physician support for a safe, supportive environment for people experiencing acute withdrawal from substances.