Addiction treatment in Vancouver

In a context of escalating, addiction-related epidemics and a disorganized system of addiction services, Vancouver Coastal Health and its partners worked toward a comprehensive continuum of services that meets the range of needs of the population in Vancouver. The health authority delivers an array of services tailored to a set of outcomes. The majority of resources focus on eliminating impairment, disability and harms of problematic substances use with treatment and interventions from clinical professionals using a bio-psycho-social approach. Many services have recently expanded, and new services have developed, yet gaps remain for the system of services to comprehensively address the needs of the population.