Overdose Prevention Services

What is OPS?

A low barrier health service to address the opioid crisis and reduce harms associated with intravenous substance use.  Staff are on site to create a safe, supervised space for people to inject substances.

Who works there?

Peers, registered nurses, life skills workers, social workers, clinicians.

Some benefits of OPS:

• preventing overdose related deaths
• providing harm reduction services, such as sterile supplies and Naloxone training
• creating connections to health and community services (withdrawal management, treatment planning, health assessment and more)

Want to chat more about OPS?

Call the Intensive Case Management Team (ICMT) at 250-631-4647 or email NWICMT@northernhealth.ca