If you are seeking help to withdraw from, or stabilize your alcohol and/or substance use, our Outpatient Withdrawal Management (OWM) can help. We are a team of nurses working together with other community based services, including physicians, to provide you with caring, and compassionate planned withdrawal and substance stabilization services at home, in community on an outpatient basis.
Call 310-MHSU (6478) to connect with your local Mental Health & Substance Use centre
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After 16 years in the UK, nurse Chinenye “Phina” Uwakwe chose Interior Health and Vernon, B.C., for a new chapter in her nursing career.
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For more than 21 years Tracy Mooney has contributed heart, expertise and unwavering commitment to Interior Health.
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Encampments can offer unhoused people a sense of community and security. But they can also be a source of concern. Here's how we help people living outdoors.
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Access Central has been supporting adults aged 19 and over in IH to access withdrawal management services since its public launch in December 2025.
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As people age and their health changes, staying at home safely can become more challenging. But that doesn't mean immediately moving into long-term care.
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Working with volunteers in a non-profit setting, Ken Zarr understands how essential it is to have compassion and the willingness to collaborate.
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