Harm Reduction
The Harm Reduction Program is geared toward promoting a healthy lifestyle and reducing the stigma associated with Substance Use Disorders to any First Nations person or community member from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, Skeetchestn or Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band.
Services
- Education on Drug overdose and the use of Naloxone
- Distribution of Take Home Naloxone Kits
- Distribution of Take Home Naloxone Nasal Spray
- Distribution of Fentanyl Test Strips
- Education on safe disposal of used needles and syringes
- Community needle/Syringe Clean-up and Hotline
- Promotion of healthy living
Resource Links
- https://towardtheheart.com
- https://www.interiorhealth.ca/health-and-wellness/mental-health-and-substance-use/toxic-drug-crisis/harm-reduction#how-we-support-safe-needle-disposal
- http://www.bccdc.ca/resource-gallery/Documents/Educational%20Materials/Epid/Other/BCCDC_HarmReduction_PositionStatement.pdf