PLEASE NOTE: OUR OFFICE AND VAN WILL BE CLOSED May 23rd.

Word on the Street

SPRING 2016

StreetWorks Harm Reduction Services offers New Van Schedule free, anonymous and Do you live in , Fort Erie, Ridgeway, confidential Stevensville or Crystal Beach? services to anyone in the Effective immediately the van will only be available every Tuesday Niagara Region. and Thursday night. It is important to call the cell phone as early as possible to ensure we are able to see you. If you happen to call on a different evening you will be put on the list for the next Tuesday or Thursday. Stop by our office Due to the high volume of calls throughout the Region, we find it at necessary to dedicate 2 shifts per week to your area. 120 St., If you are in need of supplies on a day that we are unable to get to St. Catharines. you please visit one of our satellite sites: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Port Colborne Boggio’s Pharmacy VIP Pharmacy Project Share We offer a mobile 200 Catharine St. 601 East Main St. 4129 Stanley Ave. service. St. Catharines Fonthill Ridgeway Monday-Friday, Mapleland IDA Boggio’s Pharmacy Boggio’s Pharmacy 120 Welland Ave. 155 Hwy. 20 West 307 Ridge Rd. 6pm-10:30pm STOMT Drop-In Brodies Pharmacy Call us at 33 Queenston St. 315 Ridge Rd. (905) 328-6715 Wednesday’s 6-11pm Quest 145 Queenston St.

This newsletter is intended for an adult street audience. Some material may not be for you. Reader discretion is advised. Word on the Street SPRING 2016

NALOXONE/ Know your HIV status NARCAN HIV is a virus that can make you sick. It weakens your body’s immune system. Only 5 Have you used body fluids can contain enough HIV to infect someone: blood, semen (including pre-cum), your naloxone? Be butt juice, vaginal fluid and breast milk. HIV can sure to let us know only get passed when one of these fluids from a person with HIV so we can replace gets into the bloodstream of another person. The 2 main ways that it as soon as HIV can get passed are: possible. Over 150  By sharing needles or other equipment to inject drugs kits have been  Through unprotected sex (anal or vaginal sex without a condom)

used successfully If you think you may have been exposed to HIV, it is important to be to reverse opioid tested. (Source: Catie.ca) You can find out your results with a rapid HIV overdoses. test.

If you’re interested If you would like an HIV test you can get one done at our office on in the 15 minute Mondays between 1pm & 3pm or we can come to your home on Wednesday evenings (please call the cell phone to arrange an training, talk to appointment). You can also visit your nearest Sexual Health Centre staff today. or your family doctor.

Be part of a healthy community! New works every time

It is important that you use new equipment every single time you inject. Not just new needles, but new spoons, water, alcohol swabs, filters and ties too. Sharing your equipment or using someone else’s wash can put you at risk for infections, viruses and bacteria. Word on the Street SPRING 2016

Not the Gravy Train Thursday As you may have noticed StreetWorks has been Nights cutting back on the amount of supplies we are able to give to you. We are happy to provide you Did you know that supplies free of charge, however they are not free on Thursday Nights to us. Last year the program gave out 1.1 million in the van we have syringes in the Niagara Region and unfortunately an addictions we can not keep up with that demand. We will never NOT give you counsellor out with supplies, we just might not be able to give you what you asked for. us? If you feel like talking about It is important that the supplies given out are not going to waste, so making some please take care of them and make sure your used needles are changes she is returned to our office or satellite sites. there to listen! We want to thank everyone for being so understanding about this Like all of our matter. services, it is free and confidential.

Chat with staff for Issues with our supplies? Let us Know! more information. Lately we have been hearing that some folks are having issues with

our syringes (no bevel, barbed tips, etc.). If this is happening please keep the syringes and the box and/or supplies that are defective and give them back to us. This way we can contact our distributer and discuss the issues. If we are not aware of any issues we can not start conversations with our suppliers. This is your program and we want to make sure that the supplies we are handing out are the

FREE highest quality they can be. CONDOMS & LUBE AVAILABLE THROUGH Warning: Strong Heroin STREETWORKS There have been reports of very potent heroin going around. Stay safe by:  Getting a narcan kit  Testing your dose (try a bit before doing the whole hit)  Use with others Word on the Street SPRING 2016 Satellite Sites Safe and Proper Disposal

Throwing away your used needles in parking lots, grocery Can’t make it in to the office? Visit one bags, parks, dumpsters, garbage bags, recycle bins, down of our satellite sites sewer grates, etc. is DANGEROUS and puts the for safer injection community at risk. This also brings unwanted attention to materials. your neighbourhoods.

St. Catharines We have big yellow bins and small black bins for you to Mapleland Pharmacy 120 Welland Ave. use, and welcome returns in the office or the van. Please make sure the lids are on tight and locked. STOMT Drop-In St. Barnabas Anglican Church If you do not have a bin that we have provided for you, 33 Queenston St. please use a puncture proof container. Some examples Port Colborne include: Boggio’s Pharmacy  kitty litter bins 200 Catharine St.  coffee cans  detergent bottles Ridgeway Boggio and Edwards Remind your friends to dispose of their sharps, and if you Pharmacy 307 Ridge Rd. see needles in your neighbourhood, ask us for tips about how to help clean them up. Brodies Pharmacy 315 Ridge Rd.

This is your program, let’s keep it running! Welland VIP Pharmacy 601 East Main St. Returning your used equipment in garbage bags, boxes or any other Fonthill Boggio & Parton Pharmacy container that is not puncture re- 155 Hwy. 20 West sistant puts staff at serious risk of needle stick injuries. When staff re- ceive returns like this we have to sort Niagara Falls through the mess to ensure that all Project Share syringes are disposed of 4129 Stanley Ave. properly.

Please use the proper containers and make sure that ONLY your sharps are going into the containers. Garbage, wrappers, etc. can be put into your everyday trash can.

Staff have a right to refuse returns that are not in proper containers

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