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Address:
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Box 1090
New Liskeard, ON
P0J 1P0
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Street Address:
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247 Whitewood Ave, Unit 43
New Liskeard
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Intersection:
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Whitewood Ave and Edith St
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm * Closed for lunch from 12noon-1pm
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Service Description:
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Distributes sterile single-person, single-use equipment to people who use drugs and provide safer drug use education to prevent or reduce the burden of blood-borne infections * facilitates referrals to appropriate programs and services available in the community * Naloxone kits and overdose prevention training are also distributed to clients, their support person and eligible organization to prevent drug overdoses from opioids * promotes and provides testing for blood-borne infections such as Hepatitis C and HIV * provides needle disposal kits and a venue to dispose of sharps
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Application:
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No referral required * walk-in
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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People who use substances and their family or friends
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Languages:
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English * French
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Language Notes:
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French reception, programs, publications, and website * French interpretation available upon request
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Area Served:
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Cochrane and Timiskaming Health Unit
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