Overdose Outreach Team
The Overdose Outreach Team provides service navigation and linkage to health and social services including substance use treatment for people who have recently experienced an opioid overdose and/or are at high risk for opioid overdose.
The team currently serves Powell River, Sechelt, Whistler/Pemberton, Squamish, Vancouver/Richmond and the North Shore.
What to expect
The program has Social Workers, Outreach Workers, Peers Support Specialists and Nurses available to assist individuals with:
- Navigating appropriate health and social services (i.e. primary care, substance use treatment, detox facilities, treatment/recovery facilities, etc.)
- Accessing Opiate Agonist Therapies (OAT) therapies such as Suboxone, Methadone, etc., including novel substance use treatment modalities, including injectable OAT programs.
- Harm reduction & overdose prevention education
- Connections to a range of community-based resources depending on client identified goals/needs.
If you think someone is Overdosing, please call 9-1-1 immediately. If available, consider administering Naloxone right away, a medication that can temporarily reverse an overdose.
Resources
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Towards the Heart website
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Overdose prevention and response
gov.bc.ca
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Outside Vancouver
Please contact the Overdose Outreach Team main line at (604) 360-2874 to learn more about accessing overdose outreach services across the region.
Find this service near you
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Other312 Main Street
312 Main Street Vancouver