Resources
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SOURCES
1. Ontario Drug Policy Research Network. Ontario Prescription Opioid Tool. Toronto, ON; July 2018. DOI: 10.31027/ODPRN.2018.01. Available from: http://odprn.ca/ontario-opioid-drug-observatory/ontario-prescription-opioid-tool/
2. Busse JW. The 2017 Canadian guideline for opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. Hamilton, ON: McMaster University; 2017. Available from: http://nationalpaincentre.mcmaster.ca/documents/Opioid%20GL%20for%20CMAJ_01may2017.pdf
3. Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario). Interactive Opioid Tool. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario; 2018. Available from: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/dataandanalytics/pages/opioid.aspx
4. Gomes T, Greaves S, Martins D, et al. Latest Trends in Opioid-Related Deaths in Ontario: 1991 to 2015. Toronto: Ontario Drug Policy Research Network; April 2017. Available from: http://odprn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ODPRN-Report_Latest-trends-in-opioid-related-deaths.pdf
EMERGENCY HOTLINES
If you are with someone who has overdosed, call 911 immediately.
ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600
24/7 free and confidential service that provides helpful and supportive information on health services for people experiencing problems with gambling, drugs, alcohol and/or mental illness.
Good2Talk 1-866-925-5454
Integrated with ConnexOntario, this is a free and confidential service that provides post-secondary students with professional counselling, mental health and addictions information and connections to local resources (on and off-campus).
NALOXONE DISPENSING PHARMACY DIRECTORY
Call in advance as not all registered pharmacies carry naloxone.
Info on FREE Naloxone Kits in Ontario
SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITE DIRECTORY
SCSs are part of a harm reduction strategy that allows people to consume drugs in a safe, clean place. These sites also provide services such as drug checking to detect adulterants (i.e. fentanyl strips); emergency medical care in case of overdose, cardiac arrest or allergic reaction; basic health services; testing for infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis C, and STIs); access to sterile drug equipment and safe disposal; and health professionals and support staff.
PAIN RESOURCES
Find a pain specialist or pain clinic near you.
A FREE online pain self-management workshop is available across all LHINs that offers techniques to help manage a wide range of chronic conditions, including chronic pain.
OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES BY LHIN
To find local resources for pain management programs, addiction services and safe injection sites, visit this page.
UNDERSTANDING THE OPIOID PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES
2017 Canadian Guidelines for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain and patient-oriented key messages.
ONTARIO-SPECIFIC OPIOID-RELATED RESEARCH
You can find links to the ODPRN’s opioid-related research and associated patient-oriented materials here.
RESOURCES BY LHIN
1. Erie St. Clair
2. South West
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
3. Waterloo Wellington
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
4. Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
5. Central West
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
6. Mississauga Halton
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
7. Toronto Central
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
8. Central
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
9. Central East
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
10. South East
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
11. Champlain
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
12. North Simcoe Muskoka
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
13. North East
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
14. North West
- Pain Self-Management Workshop
* Healthline's Pain Services, Addiction Services, Opioid Resources include private organizations. Not all are government approved or funded, but can be used as a general directory.