Overdose prevention services aim to prevent unregulated drug poisoning events and deaths, and reduce the adverse health, social and economic consequences associated with substance use.
Overdose prevention sites provide the following services:
- Witnessed consumption of unregulated substances
- Harm reduction supply distribution
- Safe sharps disposal
- Take Home Naloxone training
- Drug checking
- Referrals to health and social services
Note: The following overdose prevention sites also provide services for people who use drugs by inhalation:
- Abbotsford Community Hub Center Overdose Prevention Site, Phoenix Society
- Abbotsford Mobile Overdose Prevention Site- Lookout Housing and Health Society
- Chilliwack Wellness Centre Overdose Prevention Site- Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS)
- Overdose Prevention Site- Ruth and Naomi's Mission
- Langley Mobile Overdose Prevention Site- Lookout Housing and Health Society
- Smoke Tent- Lookout Housing and Health Society
- Ridge Meadows Mobile Overdose Prevention Site- RainCity Housing
Location(s) offering this service
Episodic Overdose Prevention Services (eOPS)
eOPS refers to provider-witnessed consumption of substances for the purpose of preventing or responding to drug poisoning delivered outside of established sites (e.g. SCS and OPS) in any setting where drug poisoning prevention may be needed, including inpatient units, emergency departments, long-term care facilities, clinics, community-based settings, housing, emergency shelters, outreach, etc.
eOPS is facilitated by a provider trained in drug poisoning (overdose) response and equipped with supplies to respond to drug poisoning (e.g. take home naloxone kit) and anyone at risk for harm from drug poisoning.
Across the province there may be individuals that offer this service. Fraser Health have an eOPS team embedded within Surrey Memorial Hospital to support individuals who use substances.
For more information on eOPS please see the following documents:
For individuals who are not able to access in-person witnessing options, please see our page on remote witnessing options that provides links to the National Overdose Response Service and Lifeguard App.