Harm Reduction Supplies & Needle Distribution Site at Gibsons Health Unit
- 821 Gibsons Way Gibsons, BC V0N 1V8
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- Gibsons Health Unit: (604) 984-5070
- Harm reduction worker cell: (604) 741-1082
- Fax: (604) 984-5075
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
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Drop in
Drop in for needle disposal and harm reduction supplies, including safer injection, safer smoking and safer sex supplies.
Hours of operation
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
Mobile service is available Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Parking & Transportation
Parking is available on-site, and a bus stop is located nearby for bus lines 1 and 90.
Gibsons Health Unit
Gibsons Health Unit is a community health centre that provides a range of health care services in a single location.
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.