Where to get Injecting Equipment (Needle Exchange) and Advice in

Injecting equipment and advice services do not judge you for your drug use or try to make you stop if you don’t want to: we aim to help you to make your drug use as safe as possible.

We offer a confidential service. We don’t take a lot of info about people and NO information is ever given to anyone unless we are very worried about someone’s safety. If you want to know more about confidentiality, drugs or injecting, call us on 0131 537 8300.

Our aim is that anyone who injects any drug can use NEW WORKS EVERY TIME. Equipment available is:  Needles, syringes, barrels, bins and safe disposal of used works  Citric acid/ Vit C  Swabs  Leaflets on injecting & drugs.  Spoons and Filters Sterile Water Foil

We also think it is important that injectors can get:  Good advice about injecting, drug use and safety  Take Home Naloxone: Naloxone is a drug which can temporarily reverse the effects of opioid (heroin/methadone) overdose. It can be a life saver.  Testing for blood borne viruses  Free condoms and lube through  Access to addiction treatment if you want it

South Queensferry

Key (see over for details): Spittal Street Centre Recovery hub (with Equipment) Pharmacy Recovery hub drop in (without Equipment) Spittal Street Centre- is the central Injecting equipment provider and harm reduction centre. It offers all of the support and equipment and also has specialist health services for drug users. 1 The Spittal Street Centre 22-24 Spittal Street 0131 537 8300 Mon, Tues & Fri 1230-1630, Wed 9-12, Thurs 1030-1630 Recovery hubs (with equipment provision) - have expert workers who you can talk in depth with about injecting and drugs. They also offer Blood borne virus testing, take home naloxone and access to treatment . 2 North East Recovery hub 5 Links Place, EH6 7EZ 0131 554 516 Mon & Wed : 9-4.45 Tues & Thurs: 9 - 7.45, Fri: 9 -4.15 3 North West Recovery 10 Pennywell Court, EH4 0131 4539 Mon, Tues, Thurs and Friday, hub 4TZ 406 1pm – 4pm 4 South West recovery hub Westerhailes Healthy Living 0131 453 Tues, Wed and Thursday, Centre, EH14 3JF 9448 12pm – 4pm Chemists - give out all of the equipment and provide advice on wounds and health care. 5 Pharmacy 58-60 Niddrie Mains Rd 0131 661 2662 Mon- Fri: 9am – 5,30pm (closed 13.30- 14.00). Saturday 9am-1 pm 6 Boots The Chemist 48 Shandwick Place 0131 225 6757 Mon- Fri: 7.30am - 8pm Sat: 8am - 6pm, Sun: 10.30am-5pm 7 Gordons Chemists 1 Gracemount Drive 0131 664 2249 Mon- Saturday : 9am - 5.30 pm 8 Lindsay & Gilmour 257a Walk 0131 554 6591 Mon- Fri 9 am - 6 pm Sat 9 am - 5.30 pm 9 Lindsay & Gilmour 228-230 Crewe Rd North 0131 552 4253 Mon- Fri 8.45 am - 5.45 pm Sat: 8.45 pm - 5 pm 10 Lloyds Pharmacy 26 Centre 0131 442 3118 Mon- Fri: 9am- 6pm, Sat: 9am – 5.30pm 11 Lloyds Pharmacy 2 Rd, 0131 664 3295 Mon- Fri: 8.30am- 6pm Saturday: 9am – 1pm 12 MacKinnon Pharmacy 291 Calder Road 0131 455 7073 Mon- Fri: 9 am - 5.30 pm Sat: 9 am - 5 pm 13 Newington Pharmacy 46-50 Clerk Street 0131 667 2368 Mon- Fri: 8.30am - 6.30pm Saturday: 9am – 6pm 14 Omnicare Pharmacy 3 Terrace 0131 337 1604 Mon- Fri: 9am – 6pm Recovery hub drop ins (ADVICE AND REFERRAL without equipment provision) - have expert workers who you can talk in depth with about injecting and drugs, Blood borne virus testing, take home naloxone and access to treatment but not equipment (because of the buildings that they are based in) 15 Craigmillar drop in (East 101 Niddrie Mains Rd, 0131 554 7516 Mon: 10 am- 3pm Neighbourhood Centre) Edinburgh EH16 4DS 16 Portobello Drop in 132 Mountcastle Drive, 0131 554 7516 Thurs 1pm-4pm (Mountcastle HC) EH15 3LL 17 High Street drop in (The 249 The High Street, EH1 0131 661 5294 Mon: 12pm – 4pm Advice Shop) 1YJ 18 drop in 10 Firhill Neuk, EH11 3LE 0131 661 5294 Fri: 9 am – 12 pm (Dunedin Canmore) 19 Pennywell drop in 31-33 Pennywell Road, EH4 0131 332 2314 Wed 12.30 pm - 3.30pm (Resource Centre) 4PJ 20 drop 41 The Loan, EH30 9HA 0131 332 2314 Fri: 1pm – 4pm in (SQ Medical Practice 21 / Dalry drop in 555 Gorgie Road, EH13 9FF 0131 453 9406 Mon & Fri: 12pm – 4pm (ELS House) 22 Liberton/ Gilmerton drop 40, Captain's Road, EH17 0131 661 5294 Tues & Thurs: 12pm – 4pm in (Captain’s road) 8QF