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CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE USEFUL services for people CONTACT who use drugs NUMBERS Pharmacy You can get advice about your drug use, health and Needle Exchange other matters such as money and housing even if Young People you don’t want to cut down or stop using. There are separate services for young people Services with drug or alcohol problems. Treatment services can help you to reduce your risk of infection and injury from injecting. Contact any of the localised numbers below: Open Access services offer regular drop-in sessions Available where (01482) 391300 where you can talk to a drugs worker in confidence you see this sign. without having to make an appointment. and (01482) 391380 The Open Access service provides an outreach service and will arrange for you to be seen , and somewhere locally. (01482) 391360

To find out more about your nearest Open Access service contact: (01482) 391320

Haltemprice East Riding Partnership (ERP) (01482) 301340

Tel: (01482) 344690 Wolds and Dale (01482) 391320 The Open Access Service The East Riding Partnership Email: [email protected] 74 Lairgate Beverley Support for all people HU17 8EU affected by addiction

Humbercare Changes Service (01482) 586633 ERHLPC If you are a drug user who does not inject there Pharmacies USING THE is no need to read any further, the advice is simple - don’t start. Offering Needle Needle

Injecting any drug carries a risk of infection and Exchange Exchange injury and increases your risk of overdose. One of the risks is Hepatitis B - talk to the Beverley When you visit the needle pharmacist or GP about getting vaccinated. Boots UK Ltd 43-45 Toll Gavel, Beverley exchange you will need to speak to the pharmacist who If you do inject you need to take care of your Bridlington will register you with the veins and protect your health. You can reduce Boots UK Ltd service. You only need to 9-13 The Promenade, Bridlington the risk of damaging your veins by taking some give your initials. simple precautions. Bridlington Late Night Pharmacy 86 The Promenade, Bridlington Five different packs of needles are available, Read this leaflet and find out where you can get Meds UK Ltd including packs for steroid users. advice and sterile equipment. 29 Gate, Bridlington The pharmacist will discuss these with you to make Driffield sure you get the right equipment. Boots UK Ltd Using Needles Responsibly 55 Middle Street, Driffield The packs contain 10 - 20 needles and swabs to clean the injecting site, some of the swabs contain Goole Wash your hands thoroughly before Pharmacy citric acid. injecting. Road, Goole Each pack contains a sharps disposal container. Lloyds Pharmacy Always use your own sterile injecting Goole and District Hospital, This allows you to store your used needles safely equipment - sharing needles and syringes Woodland Avenue, Goole until you can return them to the exchange. or even using the same water or filters as someone else can lead to infection. Hessle Pharmacy Dispose of Needles Responsibly 225 Boothferry Road, Hessle Try not to reuse needles - once they have Always return used needles to the container been used needles quickly become blunt. provided. Sharp needles cause less damage to Day Lewis Pharmacy your veins. Reusing also increases the risk 85 Newbegin, Hornsea Leaving used needles around can put other of accidentally using someone else’s works. people at risk and causes anger and fear in the community. Market Weighton Pharmacy Rotate your injecting site, using the same 4 Road, Market Weighton When this happens needle exchanges can be site can cause the vein to collapse. forced to close. Use as little citric or other acidifier as Boots UK Ltd possible, acid burns the inside of veins. 124 Queen Street, Withernsea