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...

#301, 312 Main Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 2T2

Service is available in English.

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Self-referral
  • Family physician or nurse practitioner referral
  • Health professional referral
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Availability

Service area: Vancouver Coastal Health Area + show cities

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

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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