You can learn more about our substance use services by contacting your local Substance Use office for more information.
If drugs and alcohol are affecting you, or if you are a caregiver, get more information from our information sheets, and additional facts from our listing of online resources.
- Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) Clinics within the Interior – IH supported and private clinics (Suboxone and Methadone clinics)
- Interior Health Community Substance Use Service Locations: Location, contact information, and hours of operation for all substance use service locations within Interior Health.
- Take Home Naloxone/Toward The Heart: The Harm Reduction Program is part of the BC Centre for Disease Control. On this website you can find nearby harm reduction site and the closest ‘Take Home Naloxone’ distribution site
- Patients Helping Patients Understand Opioid Substitution Treatment: Handbook written by a group of patients with opioid addiction. It answers common questions people regarding treatment options.
- Info sheets
- Posters
- Overdose Awareness Stories: Hear from Leslie McBain, who lost a child to overdose as she explains parents’ role in preventing overdose. Listen to B.C. first responders talk about what they’ve seen, and that they are here to help, not judge.
- Talking to Youth - Parent and school overdose prevention resources: Parents can learn more about their role as a supportive adult and a positive role model for youth, and read tips for discussing overdose risk and substance use.
- Grief Handbook: Gone Too Soon - Navigating Grief and Loss as a Result of Substance Use
- Coping Kit: From Grief to Action - Dealing with Addiction in Your Family
- Help Lines
- Alcohol & Drug Info Line: 1-800-663-1441
- Mental Health Info Line: 1-800-661-2121
- Interior Crisis Line: 1-888-353-2273
- BC Crisis Line: 1-800-784-2433
- Kid’s Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
- BC Nurse Line: 1-866-215-4700
- Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
- TTY Distress Line: 1-866-872-0113