Supervised Consumption Service at Insite
- 139 East Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6A 1N5
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- Main: (604) 687-7483
Medical mask policy in effect during respiratory illness season
Masks are currently required in all patient care areas of hospitals, long-term care facilities and community health-care sites and clinics. Please do not enter these facilities if you have cold or flu-like symptoms, such as runny nose, sore throat, fever, cough, shortness of breath/trouble breathing, diarrhea or vomiting. Do not enter these facilities if you feel unwell, no matter how mild the symptoms.
Visitors to long-term care and seniors’ assisting living facilities need to wear a medical mask in common areas and when participating in indoor events in common areas.
Thank you for helping keep patients and staff healthy this season.
Supervised consumption services use a harm-reduction model, which means they strive to decrease the adverse health, social and economic consequences of drug use without requiring abstinence.
How to access
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Drop in
Drop in during regular hours to access our services.
Hours of operation
- Monday: 9:00 am to 2:00 am
- Tuesday: 9:00 am to 2:00 am
- Wednesday: 9:00 am to 2:00 am
- Thursday: 9:00 am to 2:00 am
- Friday: 9:00 am to 2:00 am
- Saturday: 9:00 am to 2:00 am
- Sunday: 9:00 am to 2:00 am
Insite
Insite is North America’s first legal supervised consumption site. It opened in 2003 and is located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The facility operates under a Health Canada exemption from prosecution under federal drug laws. Insite operates on a harm-reduction model, which means it strives to decrease the adverse health, social and economic consequences of drug use without requiring abstinence from drug use.