The Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) is a Vancouver Coastal Health-funded community program open to anyone who uses substances.
Our supports include:
- Witnessed consumption of unregulated substances by support workers
- Free harm reduction supplies
- Safe sharps disposal
- Take-home naloxone kits
- Rapid response to overdoses by our trained staff
- Drug checking services
- Referrals to health and social services
- On-site recovery navigator
Witnessed use
We have an indoor space as well as an outdoor inhalation space for supervised consumption. Individuals relying on an unregulated drug supply are able to use knowing that support is close by.
Free harm reduction supplies
Clean gear reduces the risk of accidental overdose and leads to better health outcomes.
We offer a variety of harm reduction supplies including:
- Sterile needles and syringess
- Alcohol swabs, sterile water, ascorbic acid, disposable cookers, tourniquets, filters
- Glass pipes, vinyl tubing, screens, push sticks, foil, paper straws
- Safe sharps disposal
Rapid response to Overdose
Our staff are trained in advanced overdose response. We provide immediate care, and connect individuals with aftercare supports in the case of an overdose.
Drug Checking Services
We work closely with Lift’s Drug Checking Services and can refer you to FTIR Spectrometry testing to get a more accurate reading of what is in your substances.
We offer take-home fentanyl test strips to help identify whether there is fentanyl or fentanyl analogues in your substances.
Recovery Navigation Support
Our Recovery Navigator facilitates and promotes access to a range of recovery pathways and services through activities such as goal planning, crisis intervention, harm reduction, resource referrals, peer counselling, and safety planning.