Virtual Addiction Medicine (VAM) Clinic
Addictions / Substance Use
Provided by Interior Health
Accepts referrals for assessment and treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
The Virtual Addiction Medicine (VAM) Clinic provides urgent care and medical support for those with substance use disorder.
VAM supports Interior Health Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) locations throughout the Interior, as well as First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and First Nations Health Service Organizations (FNHSO) providers in the Interior.
How VAM works:
Our team works with you to assess your individual needs, develop a treatment plan, and help you achieve your goals.
The VAM clinic is virtual, meaning your appointments will take place over the phone no matter where you are in the Interior Health region
The VAM clinic does not provide long-term care. Once you are comfortable with how your treatment is going, we will help you find health services in your community
If you need help managing chronic pain, prescribed safer supply or alternatives, supervised consumption, overdose prevention, supervised withdrawal from alcohol, or counselling, please contact your nearest Interior Health Mental Health and Substance Use centre at 310-MHSU(6478) or fill out the self referral form HERE.
VAM supports Interior Health Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) locations throughout the Interior, as well as First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and First Nations Health Service Organizations (FNHSO) providers in the Interior.
How VAM works:
250-310-6478
Website: https://www.interiorhealth.ca...
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Self-referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Interior Health:
Just the closest matches listed. Click to see more!- Substance Use Connections - Interior Health Area
- Merritt Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT Clinic) - Merritt Mental Health & Substance Use - Addictions Treatment
- Nelson Health Centre - Addictions Treatment
Availability
Service area: Interior Health Area + show cities
Service Types Provided
- Access / Intake for Health Authority Addiction Services: Access / Intake for Addiction Services (Adult), Access / Intake for Addiction Services: Day Programs, Access / Intake for Addiction Services: Detox / Withdrawal, Access / Intake for Addiction Services (Older Adult), Access / Intake for Addiction Services: Residential Treatment, and Access / Intake for Addiction Services (Youth)
- Health Authority Addiction Services: Addiction Services (Adult), Addiction Services (Older Adult), and Addiction Services (Youth)
- Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
- Opioid Treatment (OAT)
- Emergency / Rapid Access: Emergency / Rapid Access (Adult), Emergency / Rapid Access (Older Adult), and Emergency / Rapid Access (Youth)
Ways to Access
- Provided by phone
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.