Powell Place Shelter for Women - Harm Reduction Services

Provides 24-hour access to harm reduction supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports for women staying at the shelter. 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 safer sex supplies, including condoms. 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.