Harm Reduction and Needle Exchange - Vancouver (Raven Song Community Health Centre)

Provided by: Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) - Vancouver

Service Description

Provides harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports. Needle exchange services include distribution of clean needles, sterile water, and alcohol wipes; disposal of used needles; and health information to encourage safer injection practices. Provides safer drug use supplies such as crack pipe mouthpiece and screens, and injection supplies. Provides opioid users with free Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like heroin, methadone, morphine, oxycodone, and fentanyl. Provides safer sex supplies, including condoms. Serves Vancouver. Hours are 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday.

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