Service
Harm Reduction Services - Campbell River
Provided by AVI Health and Community Services Society
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Harm Reduction Services - Campbell River
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. Also provides safer drug use supplies such as pipe mouthpiece and screens, as well as injection supplies. Provides safer sex supplies, including condoms. Offers confidential testing of substances to detect contaminants such as fentanyl; call to confirm service availability. Provides opioid users with free Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like fentanyl, heroin, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone; training can be provided. Hours are 9 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4 pm Monday to Thursday, and from 11 am to 3 pm on Fridays. Serves Campbell River, Quadra Island, and Sayward.
Website
Contact
- Phone 1: 250-830-0787
- Phone 2: 1-800-665-2437
- Fax: 250-830-0784
- Email: meagan.wilson@avi.org
Address
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C-1371 Cedar Street
Campbell River, BC, V9W 2W6
Mailing Address
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C-1371 Cedar Street
Campbell River, BC, V9W 2W6