North Injecting Equipment Provision (IEP) service Information for you

The Injecting Equipment Provision (IEP) service • Make sure all the air has been removed. was previously known as the Needle Exchange • Slowly insert the needle into the vein: service. This service offers advice and guidance on how to use needles and other equipment • make sure the eye of the needle is pointing safely. up; and • insert the needle at a 40 degree angle. Safer injecting advice • Pull the plunger back a little, to check for blood. • Always use clean or new equipment. • Release the tourniquet (if used) and inject • Never share any equipment. slowly. • Work from a clean surface to prepare your hit. • Remove the needle slowly and apply pressure • Ensure you are using the right needle in the with a dry swab. right place. • Dispose of equipment safely.

Always inject towards your heart Specialist services (up the way). These nurse-led clinics offer additional services including overdose awareness, naloxone supply, Steps to safer injecting: blood borne virus (BBV) testing and vaccination, wound care, sexual health, screening and • Wash your hands and the injecting site. contraception advice/provision. • Prepare the drug. • If using citric acid, use as little as possible. • Use needle cap to stir, not the needle! • Draw up the solution using the filter, if needed. • Place the capped syringe on a clean surface. • Find a suitable vein. Only use a tourniquet if needed. • Uncap the syringe. This leaflet was produced with kind permission from NHS Greater and Clyde IEP • Try not to touch the needle. Services and Scottish Drugs Forum Glasgow.

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MIS15-016-GD_North PIL17-0094 last reviewed: December 2020 NHS Addictions Service Injecting Equipment Provision (Needle Exchange) Day Location Open Close Monday Health Centre Ardrossan KA22 7DX 14.00 16.00 Wednesday Health Centre Kilbirnie KA25 6HS 14.00 16.00 Wednesday Ballot Road Surgery Irvine KA12 0HW 16.00 18.00 Thursday Brooksby Health Centre (Upstairs) KA30 8LH 14.00 16.00 Friday Health Centre Saltcoats KA21 5LX 14.00 16.00