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Detox Services at Vancouver Detox

Need help immediately?

If there is a life-threatening safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital.

Suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-784-2433

BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

Indigenous Crisis and Support Line - KUU-US Crisis Support Line: 1-800-588-8717

Harm reduction: Toward the Heart 

Vancouver detox offers adult withdrawal management services, also known as detox. Provides safe and supporting bed-based program for people who require medical withdrawal and/or initiation and titration of opioid agonist treatments (OAT). The team at VDC includes physicians, nurses, social workers, health care workers, indigenous health staff, acupuncturists, peers and volunteers.

How to access

  • Get a referral

    To book a bed at Vancouver Detox call Access Central at 1 (866) 658-1221

Hours of operation

Currently open

We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

What to expect

Clients will receive an intake date and time. When they arrive at Vancouver Detox, the staff will complete an assessment, orient them to the site and support them in managing their belongings. 

During clients’ inpatient treatment, in addition to medical and psychosocial care, clients will receive nutritious meals and snacks. 
 

Vancouver Detoxification Centre

Vancouver Detoxification Centre (VDC) is a place that supports clients who need medical help to come off substances.

Detox Services

Adult withdrawal management services, also known as detox, provide nursing care and physician support for a safe, supportive environment for people experiencing acute withdrawal from substances.