Program Information for Health Care Professionals
All Services are
FREE &
CONFIDENTIAL
The NEP is a service of the Health
Unit and the community for local
injection drug users (IDUs). It
provides sites where new supplies
(needles, sharps containers, and
other safer injection equipment) can
be obtained and used needles are
returned. Information is also
available about other community
services.
Drug Related Health Warnings
Benefits of the Needle Exchange Program
To the IDU:
- Promotes the single use of
injection drug use equipment and
therefore, less chance of
contracting a blood borne
infection like HIV, hepatitis B or
hepatitis C.
- Positive contact with the
community and a potential source
of help or referral to other
community services.
To the community:
- Safe disposal of used needles.
- Reduced incidents of blood borne
infections in the community.
What happens at the exchange sites?
- The person wishing to make an
exchange brings used needles to
an exchange site.
- A staff member at the site will ask
that used needles be placed in a
puncture resistant container.
- The person making the exchange
will receive new needles and
other supplies needed to inject
and dispose of needles safely.
- No personal identifying information
is recorded. To help evaluate
the program, data is kept on the
number of needles and other
supplies given out and sharps
containers returned.
Who can exchange needles at the NEP site?
Anyone who uses needles to
inject street drugs.
Safer Injecting Means
Never Share
- Needles, water, spoons, filters or
other injection drug use
equipment.
Keep It Clean
- Before injecting, wash your
hands and clean the injection
site with an alcohol swab.
Safe Disposal
- DO NOT recap your needle.
Place used needles into a
sharps container and return it to a needle exchange site.
Rotate Injection Sites
- To reduce damage to veins or
tissues. Safer Injecting
information is available at the
needle exchange sites.
Needle Exchange Sites
In Leeds, Grenville and
Lanark Counties:
- Gananoque Pharma Save
220 King Street East
Gananoque, ON 613-382-1333
- Change Health Care
13 William St. W.
Smiths Falls, ON 613-283-0359
- Shoppers Drug Mart Kemptville Mall
2600 County Rd. 43
Kemptville, ON 613-258-4522
All Leeds, Grenville and Lanark
District Health Unit offices and
clinic sites:
- 458 Laurier Blvd.
Brockville, ON
613-345-5685
- 25 Johnston Street
Smiths Falls, ON 613-283-2740
- 8 Asa Street.
Kemptville, ON 613-258-5941
- 95 Spring St.
Almonte, ON 613-283-2740
- 375 William Street S
Suite 200
Gananoque, ON 613-382-4231
- 1 Sherbrooke Street W
Unit 160
Perth, ON 613-267-4114
For more information
about the
Needle Exchange
Program call:
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark
District Health Unit
458 Laurier Blvd.
Brockville, ON
K6V 7A3
613-345-5685 or
1-800-660-5853
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday to Friday |
