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- The Opioid Treatment Access (OTA) Line, launched in August 2024, is a virtual health phone service (1 833 804-8111), available seven days a week between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., that people in B.C. can call to receive same-day, same-call access to opioid agonist treatment (OAT).
- The Opioid Treatment Access Line makes it faster and easier to access life-saving medication that prevents withdrawal symptoms and reduces the risk of overdose, and to get connected to support that same day.
- In 2024, more than 200 publicly funded addiction treatment beds were created, including detox, treatment, and recovery.
- Overdose prevention services remain one of the best options for people to use drugs and to get lifesaving aid when needed.
- As of October 2024, B.C. had 43 sites that served clients with either overdose prevention or supervised consumption services in the province that month (26 of which provide clients an option for supervised smoking/inhalation of illicit drugs).
- From January 2017 until the end of October 2024, there have been approximately 5.3 million visits to overdose prevention and supervised consumption services.
- People who use drugs should always aim to have their drugs checked for free at a drug checking site, use their drugs with another person and have a naloxone kit nearby in case of an overdose.
- There are 128 sites throughout B.C. where people can access drug checking, either through an on-site device (59 sites) or via off-site testing (69 sites).
- The Lifeguard App is also available, which will dispatch emergency services to your location, if the app’s alarm is not cancelled within a set timeframe after activation.
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