Listen Live
Listen Live
Listen Live

More Hospitals Will Be Implementing Opioid Use Disorder Medication

Interior Health is making the opioid use disorder medication Suboxone widely available in hospital emergency departments.

In a release from Interior Health, they said that opioid use disorder (OUD) is a treatable medical condition. People who do live with OUD don’t have a regular care provider who can help connect them to medication.

“We have implemented across Interior Health region in 20 emergency departments out of 30.” says Corinne Dolman, Manager of Substance Use Services at Interior Health.

“That does include Kamloops, Merritt, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Lillooet.”

All sites will be included by September this year.

This project also includes Suboxone “to-go-packs” to start patients at home, with a new urgent referral process to connect people to ongoing Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) in the community.

The Suboxone availability has decreased barriers to accessing OAT in communities by providing front-line nurses and physicians with training to prescribe the treatment. It also helps with educating patients on how to start it themselves at home.

For more information on OAT, you can visit the Interior Health website here.

Something going on in the Cariboo you think people should know about?
Send us a news tip by emailing [email protected].

Continue Reading

ckbx Now playing play

cffm Now playing play

ckcq Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

The math doesn’t add up when it comes to helping Quesnel’s homeless

 A 24-hour snapshot of the number of homeless in Quesnel done back on April 2nd of this year shows that there were 131 people without a place to live.

B.C. Conservative MLA Amelia Boultbee resigns, urges Rustad to step down

Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee said she’s leaving the B.C. Conservative caucus and called on party leader John Rustad to resign. 

B.C. government proposes more legislation to fast-track North Coast power project, with First Nations

The British Columbia government tabled legislation Monday aimed at fast-tracking the construction of the North Coast Transmission Line (NCTL) and enable First Nation’s co-ownership of the project. 

Helping Cariboo business owners get started for 4 decades

For the last 40 years Community Futures Cariboo Chilcotin has been helping make future business owners dreams a reality.

Quesnel motocross rider taken to hospital following accident

 The Quesnel Volunteer Fire Department attended a motocross accident on Sunday. (Oct 19)  
- Advertisement -