Harm Minimisation
Drink and drugs don’t mix. Drinking whilst using drugs is one of the top causes of overdose. Mixing alcohol with medication, drugs and/or methadone means you are 14 times more likely to overdose.
Needle exchanges in the Bournemouth area:
Park lodge harm reduction service and drop in is based at Park Lodge, Gloucester road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH7 6JF, Tel: 01202 395768
Open 5 days a week
Monday and Wednesday 9am until 5pm
Tuesday and Thursday 1pm until 5pm
Friday 9 am until 4 pm (The service closes for lunch 12:30 – 1pm)
There are also Outreach services available at:
St Paul’s night shelter, 10 St Pauls Lane
On Mondays and Wednesdays 2 pm until 4:30 pm
The Big Issue office, 51-53 Poole Hill
Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 am until noon
This service offers support and advice around harm minimisation.
There are also many pharmacy’s participating in the needle exchange Programme.
Needle exchanges in the Poole area:
PACT harm reduction service is based at :
Poole Addictions Community Team (PACT), Civic Centre Annexe, Park Road, Poole Dorset BH15 2RT.
Tel - 01202 – 633821
Open 5 days a week :
Monday to Thursday - 9am until 5pm
Friday - 9am until 4.30pm
This service offers free advice, equipment for safer injecting and vaccinations for Hepatitis A & B
Blood Born Virus Clinic
A Blood born virus clinic also operates at the Needle exchange, this offers testing, immunisation and counselling. Tests for Hep A, B,C and HIV on Wednesdays 1:30pm until 4pm. Another BBV clinic runs on Fridays at St Paul’s night shelter from 2pm until 4pm offering the same services.
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