Harm reduction

Mobile vans provide harm reduction services and naloxone kits in the community. Those requesting services must be within the boundaries of Peel Region to receive the services.

• The hours are 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Monday to Saturday.
• For mobile van service in Brampton and Caledon area, call or text 647-225-1623.
• For mobile van service in Mississauga, call or text 416-571-1623.

Some of the agencies listed may be impacted due to COVID-19. Contact the agency to find out about their current service availability.

Naloxone is available at all the listed locations.

To reduce the risk of injury, it's important to properly dispose of drug use equipment. Always place sharps in a biohazard bin or puncture proof container such as a bleach container or pop bottle

Never:

• Flush needles and equipment down the toilet.
• Throw needles and equipment into sewers or garbage cans.
• Leave needles and equipment in a park, playground or other public area.

Biohazard bins and disposal of used needles, syringes and stems are provided through drop boxes in various locations. This allows for safe and anonymous disposal of used needles or syringes and drug use equipment, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Clients do not need to use the clinic services to have access to the needle drop box. Signs on the outside of the buildings provide directions to the drop boxes. The drop box is like a mail slot.

Safe disposal drop box locations

24-hour needle drop boxes located at Peel Public Health clinics. These locations also accept sharps containers and used loose supplies.

These Brampton locations accept loose needles, syringes, pipes, and other used equipment:

Additional options for safe disposal

Community Recycling Centres will only accept discarded sharps in a biohazard container. You can get biohazard bins from the community recycling centre, any fixed site, or by calling or texting 647-225-1623.

Health Products Stewardship Association provides a list of pharmacies participating in the Ontario Sharps Collection Program.

If a needle is found on public property, call 311, Caledon residents 905-584-2272, to alert appropriate staff. The information will be forwarded to the appropriate staff, so that it can be safely collected and disposed of.

These methadone treatment centres are available in Peel. Additional methadone pharmacies or clinics may be available in the community.

Rapid Access Addiction Medicine clinics
Provides low-barrier immediate access and care for substance use management. The clinic is accessible without appointments or medical referrals.

Mental Illness & Addiction Index
Information about different types of substances, including cocaine and crack, ecstasy, fentanyl and opioids, inhalants, methamphetamines, steroids, and more from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Sex & U
Information about STIs such as HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, including risk of transmission, symptoms, prevention, testing, treatment and complications.

Harm reduction supplies
Harm reduction supplies and where to find them in Ontario from the Ontario Harm Reduction Distribution Program.

Halton Region needle exchange program
Harm reduction services offered by Halton Region.

Toronto harm reduction supplies and locations
Harm reduction services offered by Toronto Public Health.

Naloxone training video
What an opioid overdose is, how to recognize an overdose, and how to respond using naloxone from the Ontario Harm Reduction Network.

Get Naloxone kits for free
Where to get a free naloxone kit and how to use it from the Government of Ontario.

National Overdose Response Service
If you are using alone and need a spotter, you can call 1-888-688-6677.

Harm reduction is both practical strategies aimed at reducing the harms associated with drug and substance use, a movement for social justice, human rights, and respect for people who use drugs and substances.

Harm Reduction work is about equity, justice, and providing people with resources specific to individual needs without judgment, intimidation, or discrimination. Harm Reduction programs support people who use drugs and substances without requiring that they stop using.

If you have questions about the harm reduction program, safer piercings or tattoos, or you're a service provider and would like a presentation about our program email us.

For services from the Harm Reduction Program mobile outreach, including ordering supplies call 647-225-1623.

If you have an urgent question, call Peel Public Health at 905-799-7700, Caledon 905-584-2216, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Otherwise, contact a health care professional.