Allows individuals experiencing substance abuse issues to receive counselling, appropriate addiction medications, and connections to community treatment programs
Services available include:
- Assessment of substance use concerns and review of treatment options
- Brief intervention counseling and psychotherapy
- Management of acute alcohol and opioid withdrawal
- Outpatient tapering for patients on opioids or benzodiazepines
- Medication-assisted treatment for alcohol, opioid and cannabis use disorders
- Education on overdose prevention and use of naloxone
- Referral to community supports and treatment programs