| Program: | Opioid Substitution Therapy - OST | ||
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| Organizations: |
Kingston Community Health Centres Street Health Centre |
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| Description of Services: |
Care for people living with opioid dependence (use of illicit opioids such as morphine, heroin, Dilaudid® or OxyContin®) * clinic combines doctors, nurses, counsellors and onsite medication administration Methadone (form of oral substitution treatment) provides safe, legal maintenance routine combined with counselling and other medical care to improve health status, functional stability, and quality of life |
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| Fees: | Medical services may be covered by OHIP * some fees for other programs | ||
| Eligibility - Population(s) Served: | Homeless * people with a substance use disorder * sex trade workers and/or recent release from prison | ||
| Application: | Call or visit * appointments required for some programs * no referral required | ||
| Accessibility: |
Wheelchair Accessible
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| Languages: | English ; Many other languages | ||
| Area(s) Served: | Kingston and area | ||
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| Phone Numbers: | 613-549-1440 | ||
| Fax: | 613-549-7986 | ||
| Email: | info@kchc.ca | ||
| Website: | www.kchc.ca | ||
| Address: |
115 Barrack St Kingston, ON K7K 0G2 |
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| Intersection: | Bagot St and Barrack St | ||
| Location: | Kingston (Inner Harbour) | ||
| Hours: | Mon-Fri 9am-4pm (closed for lunch 12noon-1pm) * Sat-Sun 9am-1pm | ||
| Executives: |
Brittany Couto - Manager, Street Health Centre brittanyc@kchc.ca |
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| This information is provided by thehealthline.ca. It was last completely updated on: 9/5/2024 | |||
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