Clean Syringe Program
Clean Syringe Program
Our Clean Syringe Service Program includes:
- Respectful, Non-judgmental, non-condemning, non-confrontational care that emphasizes personal responsibility and harm reduction
- HIV, Hepatitis, STD and other infection testing
- Education:
- Details on how reusing or sharing needles or equipment can lead to infection
- Clean injection technique
- Safe Infection Practices Brochure
- Syringe service Program (RIS4E) (should link to brochure)
- Harm Reduction Materials such as syringes, alcohol pads, cotton balls, band aids, condoms, sharps container, fentanyl test strips, vitamin C tablets, and Narcan nasal spray for overdose
- Vaccinations to prevent infection
- Naloxone prescription to prevent overdose
- Condom prescriptions
- Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV
- Link Veterans to Social Work: Contact our ID Social Worker at
- Our hope is that we will prevent HIV and hepatitis and ultimately engage patient to treatment of substance use disorder
- Videos
- OVAHS Syringe Program: https://www.facebook.com/OVAHCS/videos/502712751295871/
- OVAHCS Naloxone (Narcan): https://www.facebook.com/OVAHCS/videos/619369065918537/
NIDA/NIH Harm Reduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikmKxgCTXFA&list=PLE4ZNGaomJBmPdNLVZOVYqjVbuvsNDtwt