Molson (Roosevelt Hotel) Overdose Prevention Site and Lab

Overdose prevention site provides a place where people who use drugs can be safely monitored and treated immediately if they overdose. Provides safer drug use supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports. Needle exchange services include distribution of clean needles, sterile water, and alcohol wipes; disposal of used needles; and health information to encourage safer injection practices. Provides safer drug use supplies such as crack pipe mouthpiece and screens, and injection supplies. Provides hydromorphone tablets for 50 clients with severe opioid use disorder to crush and inject. Provides opioid users with free Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like fentanyl, heroin, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone. Offers take-home fentanyl test strips so drug users can check their drugs for contamination at home. Also offers a learning lab with regular training and workshops on how to administer naloxone and how to set up overdose prevention services. Hours are 1 pm to 11 pm daily; and 24 hours a day during Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week that income and disability assistance cheques are issued. Operated in partnership with PHS Community Services Society.