Treatment that starts today, not next month.
Methadone, Suboxone and substance use care, in person or by telemedicine. One call is all it takes to begin.
Three ways to begin
All three reach the same clinical team.
Walk into a clinic
Five locations across British Columbia. Assessment and, where appropriate, a first dose the same day.
Find your clinic
Start by telemedicine
See a physician from home or anywhere private, anywhere in BC. No travel, and no waiting room.
How it works
Ask at your pharmacy
Participating pharmacies can request an appointment right at the counter. You keep your pharmacy.
Partner with usWhat we treat
Opioids are rarely the whole picture, so our assessment covers everything you use.
Methadone treatment
Long acting daily liquid, the most established option
Read moreSuboxone treatment
Buprenorphine and naloxone, with earlier take home doses
Read moreSubstance use treatment
Stimulants, alcohol and support beyond opioid medication
Read moreBenzodiazepine support
Planned tapering, and the risks of stopping suddenly
Read moreNicotine and tobacco cessation
Free provincial coverage for cessation medication
Read moreAll treatment programmes
How each one works, what the first weeks are like, and what it costs in BC.
See all fiveHow it works
Reach out
Call us, request a callback, or ask at your pharmacy. No referral and no family doctor needed.
Get assessed
A physician reviews your history and what you want from treatment. Usually about ninety minutes.
Start the same day
Where it is clinically appropriate, treatment begins that day, with a plan built around your life.
Five clinics across British Columbia
Every location offers assessment, prescribing and follow up. Your medication can be dispensed at whichever pharmacy suits you.
Pharmacies: request appointments from your own system
Book telemedicine assessments, collect signatures and track requests without faxes or phone tag. Your patient keeps dispensing with you.
- Enable the integration so the OAT telemedicine option appears on the patient profile.
- Book from the profile and choose telemedicine or life tracking.
- Complete the OAT bundle with signatures by link or signed on screen.
- Track and reorder request status and screening supplies in one place.
Plain answers, from our physicians
The questions that most often keep people out of treatment.
What actually happens in your first week on methadone
The first week is the part nobody explains properly, and it is the week most people quit. Here is an honest account of what to expect, day by day, and why feeling rough on day three is not a sign that treatment is failing.
Methadone or Suboxone: how the choice actually gets made
Both are first line treatments and both work. The decision comes down to your tolerance, your schedule, and what you have already tried, rather than one being better than the other.
Take home doses explained: how carries actually work in BC
Carries are the point at which treatment stops running your week. Here is what decisions are based on, roughly how long it takes, and what causes them to be paused.
You have already done the hardest part by looking.
Call now or request a callback. Treatment can start today.