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Overdose & Prevention

Drug overdose deaths can be prevented. Find support to link people to care before an overdose or to implement life-saving strategies and actions when an overdose occurred.

Overdose Prevention 
 

Squamish Overdose Prevention Site

A safe, warm, supervised space to use substances.

37930 Third Avenue, Squamish

12:30 - 9:30pm 7 days/week
604-849-1991

Squamish Overdose Prevention Site

 

Safe monitoring of substance use by individuals trained in overdose response (equipped with naloxone, oxygen, and AED)

  • Harm reduction Supplies and disposal

  • Information on safer consumption practices

  • Take-home naloxone kits/training

  • Referrals to health and addictions services

  • Condoms

  • Confidential testing of substances to detect fentanyl

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Squamish Helping Hands

@ Under One Roof - 37871 Third Ave.  

Call: 604-390-3000

Offering harm reduction supplies, outreach workers, support & referrals to services. * No doctor referral needed

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Lifeguard App

To help save more lives and ensure people who use drugs alone have access to the supports they need.

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Brave App

Designed to prevent overdose death for anyone using drugs alone. Requires access to a smartphone and internet.

Addictions Access & Treatment
 

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) 

Opioid Agonist Treatment

Squamish, Whistler & Pemberton (OAT) Clinics provide prescribed medicine in a supervised clinical setting to treat people who have a problematic pattern of opioid use.  Services include clinical assessment, counselling, specialized treatment planning, aftercare, and follow-up.

* Access OAT through doctor referral OR VCH Intake. 

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VCH Detox Referral Line

1 (866) 658-1221

Squamish/Whistler/Pemberton,

Open 9am-9pm, 7 days/week

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VCH Prevention & Response

VCH Overdose Outreach Worker 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.

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Rapid Access Addictions Centre (RAAC) - St. Paul’s Hospital

Specialized addiction medicine, nursing and social work support. 7 days/week.

Contact Information

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BC Ministry of Mental Health & Addictions

Types of substance use, addiction and harm reduction resources. Visit the BCMMHA website to learn more.

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Pathways Sea to Sky 

Addiction handouts and resources to help educate people on drug addiction and available treatments. 

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First Nations Health Authority

Overdose Prevention & Harm Reduction

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Take Home Naloxone Kits
and Training

Available for pick up, at:

 

Whistler Community Services Society 

8000 Nesters Road 

* Naloxone training offered

 

Whistler Health Care Centre 

202-4380 Lorimer Road

 

Squamish Mental Health & Addictions 

38075 2nd Avenue 

 

Squamish Overdose Prevention Site

37930 Third Avenue

4:00-10:00 pm 7 days/week

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Toward the Heart​

Providing harm reduction resources and Naloxone Training (15-25 minute online lesson on how to administer naloxone).

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