Cranbrook and Nelson Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT Clinic) - ANKORS AIDS Support Services
Addictions / Substance Use, Advocacy, Condition Specific Support, Public Health, and Sexual Health
Provided by ANKORS (AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society)
Serves those living with and at greatest risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS and/or HCV, who have difficulty obtaining services elsewhere, especially due to substance use, mental illness, sexual orientation, gender identity, race and ethnicity, etc.
Services include support and advocacy, harm reduction, gender identity, and prevention/education services. Also provides safe sex supplies, safer injection supplies, safer inhalation supplies, and Naloxone. Call or text number provided and ANKORS will provide you with a location to pick up resources or a time they will drop off.
Website: https://ankors.bc.ca/
250-505-5506 (West Kootenay office)
Public email: information@ankors.bc.ca
101 Baker Street, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H1
Nelson hours Monday – Thursday: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
250-426-3383 (East Kootenay office)
Public email: ankorseast14@gmail.com
##209A, 16th Avenue North, Cranbrook, British Columbia, V1C 5S8
Cranbrook hours: Monday – Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by ANKORS (AIDS Network Kootenay Outreach and Support Society):
Availability
Service area: Cranbrook, Nelson + show cities
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
- Harm Reduction: Counselling Support for Harm Reduction, Harm Reduction in Pregnancy, Naloxone, Needle Exchange, Safer Sex Supplies, and Supervised Consumption Sites
- Early Intervention: Addictions
- Navigation Support - Addiction Services
- Outreach Services
- Opioid Treatment (OAT): Methadone and Suboxone Maintenance
- Addiction - Support for Recovery: Peer Support - Addictions and Support Groups for people who use drugs
Advocacy
Condition Specific Support
- Heptatitis: Hep C
- HIV / AIDS
Public Health
Sexual Health
Ways to Access
- Delivery of goods
- Listing compilation or directory
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at a single location
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