Brightshores Health System
Site: Durham Medical Centre
Service: Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic
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Record #:
GRE1273
Last Modified:
17 Apr 2024
Last Full Update:
22 Feb 2024
Description
| Description (Service) | Provides low barrier access for clients seeking treatment for any substance use disorder. Staffing Team includes addiction physicians, nurse practitioner, addiction counsellors and a concurrent disorder specialized psychiatrist. The clinic will provide brief counselling, prescribe medications (including anti-craving medications for alcohol and buprenorphine/naloxone for opiate use disorder) and connect clients to community treatment programs. Please note, this clinic is not for clients suffering strictly from chronic pain. This clinic is also part of a broader network of RAAM clinics throughout Ontario as part of META:PHI (Mentoring, Education and Clinical Tools for Addiction: Primary Care - Hospital Integration). |
Service Details
| Hours | Thu 9 am-12 noon |
| Areas Served | Durham (Town Of) |
| Eligibility | Must have a current OHIP card and bring to appointment. Must have a Primary Care Provider.
16 year(s) and up |
| Application | Call for appointment. Self-referral, physician referral or referral from a community agency. Walk-ins are welcome. |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | None - covered by OHIP |
Address and Location
| Address & Map | 320 College St N Durham (Town Of), ON Canada N0G 1R0 |
| Physical Access | Fully accessible |
Contact information
| Office Phone | 519-376-5666 ext 2 |
| info@hdhospital.ca | |
| Website | www.brightshores.ca/mental-health-addiction-services |
| Social Media |  Twitter: https://twitter.com/greybrucehealth |
| Primary Contact | Amy Bowins, Manager, Addiction Services; Phone: 519-376-5666 ext 5; Email: abowins@brightshores.ca |
| Mailing Address | 320 College St N Durham Town Of, ON Canada N0G 1R0 |
Categories
| CWD_NEWHUB_HEADINGGROUPS | Mental Health / Addiction |
| CWD_NEWHUB_HEADINGS | Addiction Counselling / Treatment |
