Provides initiation and maintenance of Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) medications and Designated Narcotic Drugs to people with opioid use disorder in an outpatient setting, and helps them access services they need to live healthy lives.
Services available may include:
- ongoing support and monitoring (e.g. prescription management, medical follow up, urine testing, counselling and treatment planning)
- health, safety and risk reduction teaching and management
- source of information and expertise for community stakeholders on Opioid Agonist Treatment and the medications used
- links to community pharmacists
- links to other addiction treatment services
- links to other social and health support systems
- hepatitis and HIV screening
- Narcotic Transition Services