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Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) - Dawson Creek
Provided by Northern Health
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Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) - Dawson Creek
Overdose prevention site provides a place where people who use drugs can be safely monitored and treated immediately if they overdose. Also offers harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services; appointments available with mental health and substance use clinicians. 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, injection supplies, drug testing strips. 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. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm seven days per week.
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1001 110 Avenue
Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4X3
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