Health care and medical in Vancouver, British Columbia
PHS - Needle Depot (Needle Exchange)
Offered by PHS Community Services Society
In short
The Needle Depot offers harm reduction supplies and peer support in the DTES. It is one place that everyone knows is open 24 hours a day, and where drug users know they can get clean equipment to promote safer use.
- Hours
- 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Who it is for
- Youth, Adults, Seniors, Indigenous people, Newcomers and immigrants, 2SLGBTQI+ people, Refugees; Seniors, Youth, 2SLGBTQQIA+, Indigenous, Newcomer (arrived within 5 years), Immigrant (arrived over 5 years ago), Refugee claimant, Convention refugee, Youth (13-24), Older adults (65+)
- What it helps with
- Help right now, A safe place to sleep tonight, A home I can afford, Medical care, Somewhere to wash, Help with drinking or drugs, Safety from harm, Knowing where to go, Help with my mental health, My culture and roots, Being who I am, Making my own choices, A fresh start, Someone who has been through it
- Cost and access
- Free
- Where
- 177 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1N5
- How to reach
- (604) 681-3220 · Website
- Last verified
- , by HelpSeeker
About this service
The Needle Depot offers harm reduction supplies and peer support in the DTES. It is one place that everyone knows is open 24 hours a day, and where drug users know they can get clean equipment to promote safer use.
It is operated by skilled and knowledgable peer workers with support from PHS, and is a pillar of the PHSs broader harm reduction strategy. The Depot provides safer injection, safer smoking, and safer sex supplies to residents of the DTES, as well as supporting PHS projects that require harm reduction supplies and disposal.
The use of dirty syringes and other unsafe supplies are significant factors in the transmission of Hepatitis and HIV. Our primary aim is to help combat these public health crises by distributing sterile materials, while providing a gateway to other services and a crucial point of engagement to an at risk population.
When is it open?
PHS - Needle Depot (Needle Exchange) is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
How do I get in touch?
Call (604) 681-3220, or use the website.
Listed in Vancouver, British Columbia.
177 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1N5
177 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1N5Vancouver, British Columbia
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