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There are now drop-in centres in Edinburgh for anyone interested in finding out more about the life-saving drug Naloxone. You can be trained and have your own supply of Naloxone, which reverses the effects of an opiate overdose. The Exchange NHS Monday, Tuesday and Friday 12.30- 4.30pm Spittal Street Centre, Lady Lawson Street 0131 537 8300 Thursday 10.00-12.30pm The Access Practice NHS Cowgate Clinic, 20 Cowgate Monday and Thursday 9 -12 noon 0131 240 2810 North East Turning Point Scotland 5 Links Place Monday 10-4pm, Tuesday 10-7pm, Wednesday 12.30-4pm 0131 5547516 Thursday 10-4pm and 9pm -1am (women only) Friday 10-1pm Craigmillar East Neighbourhood Centre,10Niddrie Mains Road Monday 10-3pm Craigmillar Pharmacy, 58-60 Niddrie Mains Road Friday 9.30-12.30pm Mountcastle Health Centre, 132 Mountcastle Drive Thursday 1-4pm South East Lifeline The Advice Shop, 249 High Street Monday 12-4pm 0131 661 5249 Spittal Street Centre Wednesday 9.00- 12.30pm South neighbourhood office, Captains Road Tuesday and Thursday 1-4pm 10 Firrhill Neuk, Oxgangs Friday 9-12noon North West Lifeline 10 Pennywell Court. Monday- Friday 9-4pm Pennywelll Resource Centre Wednesday 1-4pm South Queensferry Medical Practice Friday 9-1pm South West Lifeline Wester Hailes Healthy Living Centre Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday 12-4pm 30 Harvesters Way, Edinburgh 0131 453 9448 CHAI 555 Gorgie Road Friday 12-4pm East, Mid and West Lothian In addition to WLDAS and MELD services, Take Home Naloxone is available by dropping into the NEON where you can be trained to use, and supplied with naloxone. Look out for white bus with blue NHS Lothian logo. East and Midlothian MELD 6a Newmills Road, Dalkeith 0131 660 3566 Monday and Friday 1-4.30pm Mussleburgh, East Lothian Tuesday…….12noon - 3.30pm (In car park, opposite TESCO’s, Olive Bank Road) Mayfield, Midlothian Tuesday…...………4.30pm - 6pm (In the car park of Newbattle Medical practice, off Blackcot Drive) West Lothian WLDAS 01506 430225 Howden Health Centre, West Lothian Wednesday…………1pm - 3.30pm (In car park outside Howden Health Centre, near St John’s Hospital) Whitburn, West Lothian Wednesday…….4pm - 5.30pm (Off West Main Street, opposite Ireland Avenue) Armadale, West Lothian Wednesday….….6pm - 7.15pm (In car park behind Armadale Group Practice, in North Street) .

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