Addiction Services

What are opioids?
Opioids are powerful drugs that can be prescribed to treat severe pain, or it may be used for non-prescription or illegal purposes. They can produce feelings of pain relief and pleasure in your body, which can potentially lead to an addiction even if taken as prescribed from your doctor. Some examples of opioids are heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, and codeine.

What is an opioid addiction?
It is a compulsive urge to use opioid drugs, even when they are no longer required medically. The urge can become so strong that it can negatively impact professional and personal relationships, daily activities, finances, and risks of having a life-threatening overdose.

What are the treatments?
Methadone and suboxone are medications which are used to treat opioid dependence and addiction.
We understand access to treatment is of high importance and for your convenience, we offer both methadone and suboxone treatments. We will work closely with your doctor to provide personalized dispensing of all your medications. If you do not have a family doctor, we will be happy to give you a referral to ensure all your health needs are met.

If you find it hard to stop taking an opioid drug and you would like to get help in stopping, we are here for you.

Please note that we don’t offer Methadone treatment for the time being.

What is HIV?
Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) can spread through bodily fluids from infected people, such as blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal secretions, or from mother to child during pregnancy and birth. Overtime, HIV can weaken your immune system, interfering with your body’s ability to fight off infections and diseases. This condition is known as Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
There is no cure to HIV/AIDS but there are medications to prevent your risk of contracting it.

Who will benefit from PrEP?
Those at risk for contracting HIV such as those who:

• Have unprotected sex and do not always know their partners sexual health status
• Have a partner who is HIV positive and not on successful treatment
• Have another sexually transmitted infection (syphilis, herpes, chlamydia,gonorrhoea, bacterial vaginosis)
• Have anal sex
• Are gay or bisexual men
• Are transgender women
• Are people who inject drugs or share contaminated needles

Coverage:
PrEP is covered by many insurance companies and the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB), Ontario Works, and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).

Reasons to reduce or quit?
Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for your health. Cigarette and second-hand smoke contribute to lung diseases such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma.
It can also have a huge financial impact and affect the time you spend with family and/or friends.

We know quitting can be hard…
Our team of highly skilled pharmacists can support you in quitting, at your own pace, whenever you are ready.

What we offer?
We provide FREE, private consultations with the pharmacist to discuss and prescribe different smoking cessation strategies that will work best for you. We will follow up with you to ensure that you are reaching your goals and to support you along the way.

Who is eligible?
Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) recipients will be funded by the Ontario government
If you’re interested in quitting smoking, we are here for you.