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Overdose Outreach Team (OOT)

Addictions / Substance Use

Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health

Provide connections for people who have recently experienced opioid overdose and/or are at high risk for opioid overdose to substance use care and support.
Provide connections for people who have recently experienced opioid overdose and/or are at high risk for opioid overdose to substance use care and support. Currently serve Powell River, Whistler, Pemberton, Squamish, Vancouver and the North Shore.

Provide:

  • Navigation to appropriate services (e.g., primary care, detox, treatment, etc.)
  • Support in accessing Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) (e.g., methadone, suboxone, iOAT, etc.)
  • Overdose prevention education

    • To make a referral please call (604-360-2874) with as many of the following details as possible:

  • Client's name
  • Birth date
  • PARIS ID or PHN
  • Reason for referral

    Best way to contact client for follow-up (phone, address, hang-out)

    • 604-360-2874

    Website: http://www.vch.ca/locations-services...

    524 Powell Street, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Service is available in English.

    Cost: No cost

    Referral options:

    • Self-referral
    • Physician or nurse practitioner referral
    • Health professional referral
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    Availability

    Service area: Vancouver Coastal Health Area + show cities

    Service area cities: Pender Harbour, Sechelt, North Vancouver, Richmond, Squamish, Pemberton, Bella Bella, West Vancouver, Lions Bay, Bowen Island, Vancouver, Whistler, Bella Coola, Gibsons, and Powell River

    Service Types Provided
    Ways to Access
    • Provided 1:1 in-person
    • Provided at multiple locations

    The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.

    Pathways does not provide medical advice. If you have an emergency please call 9-1-1. If you require assistance navigating services please call 8-1-1.

    For general inquiries or for assistance, please email us:

    community-services@pathwaysbc.ca

    If you are requesting clinical access to medical Pathways, please provide the following information via the email above:

    1. First Name
    2. Last Name
    3. Email
    4. In which city/town do you work?
    5. What is your role? E.g. Family Physician, Office Staff, Medical Resident
    6. Employer Name (for office staff)
    7. Office Phone

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