START - Substance Use Treatment and Response Team
Addictions / Substance Use and Youth Services
Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health
START provides rapid access to out-patient detox for those who need help stopping or stabilizing their substance use.
START provides rapid access to out-patient detox for those who need help stopping or stabilizing their substance use, or are reluctant or unable to access residential withdrawal management facilities. START provides rapid stabilization onto Buprenorphine/Naloxone for people dependant on opioids, as well as manage low risk withdrawal, including alcohol withdrawal, in a person's home.
Treatment includes assessment, withdrawal management, individual treatment plans and referral to counselling and other psychosocial interventions.
To be eligible for the START program, individuals must meet certain criteria including:
- Be living within Vancouver.
- Clients 16-18 must be living in a stable environment with a guardian who is able to support them through their withdrawal.
- Alcohol withdrawal applicants must have a 24-hour support person to support them through the first 3-4 days of their withdrawal process.
- It takes up to two weeks from intake to completion, and involves assessment by a nurse and physician, followed by daily home or clinic visits for the first five days of the program.
604-658-1278
Public email: start.team@vch.ca
Website: http://www.vch.ca/locations-services...
377 East 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5T 1B9
Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM and Saturday and Sunday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Vancouver Coastal Health:
Just the closest matches listed. Click to see more!- Community Health Centres - Raven Song Community Health Centre - Addiction Services
- Insite - Supervised Injection Site
- Vancouver Addictions Matrix Program (VAMP)
Availability
Service area: Vancouver Coastal Health Area
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at home
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