Overdose Prevention Sites
101 Baker Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 4H1
Services
About
Offered by Interior Health. Provides emergency response to drug overdose victims. The sites allow people to inject illicit drugs while monitored by trained professionals equipped with naloxone, which reverses the effects of opioid overdoses. Fentanyl test strips are available. Additional services include harm reduction supplies, counselling and substance use treatment referrals, naloxone kits, and wound, foot and burn care services.
Languages
English
Hours
| Monday | 09:00 – 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 – 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 – 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 – 17:00 |
| Friday | 13:00 – 17:00 |
| Saturday | 11:00 – 17:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00 – 17:00 |
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