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Harm Reduction Supplies & Needle Distribution Site at Central Community Health Centre

  • 132 West Esplanade North Vancouver, BC V7M 1A2
  • Fax:  (604) 983-6883

Need help immediately?

If there is a life-threatening safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital.

Suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-784-2433

BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

Indigenous Crisis and Support Line - KUU-US Crisis Support Line: 1-800-588-8717

Harm reduction: Toward the Heart 

We provide needle exchange services for anyone wanting to dispose of used needles safely and legally. We also provide clean needles, sterile water, alcohol wipes and health information to encourage safer injecting practices. The goal of our needle exchange services is to reduce the spread of HIV, Hepatitis C and other diseases. Needle exchange services also reduce the number of discarded needles in public and the incidence of needle-stick injuries.

How to access

  • Drop in

    Visit us during regular hours for needle disposal and harm reduction supplies, including safer injection, safer smoking and safer sex supplies.

Hours of operation

Currently closed
  • Monday:   8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday:   8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday:   8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday:   8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Friday:   8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday:   Closed
  • Sunday:   Closed

Resources

    • Needle Recovery Program

      Recovering discarded needles safely and quickly from Vancouver neighbourhoods.

      View

Central Community Health Centre

Community health centres provide a range of health care services in a single location, including access to public and community health nurses, mental health and addiction counsellors, dental clinics for children, speech therapists, nutritionists, youth drop-in health clinics and more.

Harm Reduction Supplies & Needle Distribution Sites

Harm reduction and needle distribution sites provide harm reduction supplies, including safer injection, safer smoking and safer sex supplies, along with harm reduction education and referrals to health services, addictions services and other social supports.