Harm Reduction and Needle Exchange

Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health

Provides harm reduction supplies, including safer injection, safer smoking, and safer sex supplies along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services, and other social supports.
Offers safe disposal of needles and other injection supplies. Harm reduction services are offered directly through Vancouver Coastal Health at many community health centres, through contracted agencies and in partnership with other community organizations. The goals of this program are to prevent infections, including HIV and Hepatitis C, to provide harm reduction education and support, and to connect clients to programs and services to improve health and well-being.

Pemberton location also provides opioid users with free Take Home Naloxone Kits (Narcan) that can be used to reverse the effects of overdoses from opioids like heroin, methadone, morphine, oxycodone, and fentanyl.

Location finder: https://www.vch.ca/en/service/harm...

604-983-6700 (North Vancouver)

132 Esplanade West Avenue, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7M 1A2

Monday - Friday. 8:30 AM. - 4:30 PM.

604-485-3310 (qathet General Hospital)

5000 Joyce Avenue, Powell River, British Columbia, V8A 5R3

Monday and Wednesday: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Friday: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

604-984-5070 (Gibsons)

Website: https://www.vch.ca/en/service/harm...

821 Gibsons Way, Gibsons, British Columbia

Open 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Mobile service is available Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

604-675-3975 (Richmond)

Anne Vogel Clinic - 7671 Alderbridge Way, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 1Z9

604-669-9181 (Gastown)

59 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 1R3

604-261-6366 (Kerrisdale)

2110 West 43rd Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6M 2E1

604-255-3151 (Downtown)

569 Powell Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1G8

Monday to Friday: 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday, Sunday and Statutory Holidays: 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

604-709-6484 (Mount Pleasant)

2450 Ontario Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5T 4T7

604-675-3988 (East Broadway)

1669 East Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5N 1V9

604-872-2511 (Renfrew-Collingwood)

3425 Crowley Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5R 6G3

604- 331-8900 (Davie Village) ext. 23755

1128 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2L4

(778) 894-3200(Squamish)

38075 2nd Avenue, Squamish, British Columbia, V8B 0A2

604-894-6939 (Pemberton)

1403 Portage Road, Pemberton, British Columbia, V0N 2L0

604-932-4911 (Whistler)

4380 Lorimer Road, Whistler, British Columbia, V0N 1B4

Cost: No cost

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Service area: Pemberton, Richmond, Squamish, Vancouver, Whistler

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