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Harm Reduction Services - Courtenay/Comox

Provided by AVI Health and Community Services Society
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Harm Reduction Services - Courtenay/Comox

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 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. Offers Indigenous specific supports and outreach. Serves Comox Valley (Comox, Courtenay, and Cumberland).

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