Supervised Consumption Services

OPS, SIS/SCS, & CTS

What DOES OPS, SIS/SCS, & CTS stand for?

Overdose Prevention Sites, Supervised Injection Sites, Supervised Consumption Sites, and Consumption and Treatment Services.

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What are OPS, SIS/SCS? 

OPS, SIS/SCS are life-saving health services that provide a safe and hygienic environment for people to inject pre-obtained drugs under the supervision of qualified staff ( Toronto Public Health, 2018).

Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) is the Ontario provincial government’s new catch-all name for OPS and SIS/SCS. The CTS guidelines have been detrimental to community health—resulting in the closure and defunding of many sites in Ontario, and a number of new barriers to effective, low-barrier harm reduction services.

Why are these services important?

International research shows that supervised injection services reduce drug overdoses, save lives and limit the spread of HIV and hepatitis C related to unsafe injection practices. In addition to supervised injection, individuals using these health services will be provided with sterile injection supplies, education on overdose prevention and intervention, health counselling services and referrals to drug treatment, housing, income support and other services. You can read more about supervised injection services on the City of Toronto’s website.

OPS & SIS/SCS in Toronto

East End:

  • keepSIX South Riverdale CHC SCS - 955 Queen E. (at Carlaw)

Downtown - East:

  • Regent Park CHC OPS - 465 Dundas St. E (at Parliament)

  • Street Health OPS - 338 Dundas St. E (at Sherbourne)

  • Moss Park OPS - 134 Sherbourne St. (at Queen St. E)

  • Fred Victor SIS - 139 Jarvis St. (at Queen St. E)

  • The Works SIS - 277 Victoria St. (at Dundas St. E)

Downtown - West:

  • St. Stephen’s Community House OPS - 260 Augusta Ave. (at College St.)

  • Parkdale Queen West CHC: Bathurst SCS - 168 Bathurst St. (at Queen St. W)

West:

  • Parkdale Queen West CHC: Parkdale OPS - 1229 Queen St. W (at Dufferin St.)

OPS & SIS/SCS hours of operation

SIS OPS SCS

References

Supervised Injection Services. (2018, August 20). Retrieved August 21, 2019, from City of Toronto website: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/supervised-injection-services/

Image Sources:

Banner: The Works Supervised Injection Site. Toronto Star. Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2018/11/06/supervised-injection-sites-face-new-roadblocks-in-toronto-with-provincial-guidelines.html