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Opioid Substitution Therapy - OST

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115 Barrack St
Kingston, ON
K7K 0G2
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613-549-1440
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Fax: 613-549-7986
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Mon-Fri 9am-4pm (closed for lunch 12noon-1pm) * Sat-Sun 9am-1pm
Application
Call or visit * appointments required for some programs * no referral required

Eligibility / Target Population
Homeless * people with a substance use disorder * sex trade workers and/or recent release from prison

Fees
Medical services may be covered by OHIP * some fees for other programs

Executives
Brittany Couto - Manager, Street Health Centre
brittanyc@kchc.ca

Languages
English ; Many other languages

Area Served
Kingston and area

Accessibility
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Description of Services:
Care for people living with opioid dependence (use of illicit opioids such as morphine, heroin, Dilaudid® or OxyContin®) * clinic combines doctors, nurses, counsellors and onsite medication administration

Methadone (form of oral substitution treatment) provides safe, legal maintenance routine combined with counselling and other medical care to improve health status, functional stability, and quality of life
Last Updated: Oct 6, 2025: Suggest an edit