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they can be used intravenously. With a smaller gauge (thicker) tip, theyare suitable for steroid use. Various sizes of tips can be attached to suitindividual user preferences (see page 19 for available tips). The barrelscome individually wrapped in boxes of 100.Needle Tips • Available in a variety of sizes to suit type of drug used,location of injection site, and individual client preferences. All of these tipsfit the 3cc barrels also carried by SPHRP. The needle’s size is measured interms of gauge (G) for thickness and inches for length, meaning that a28G½ tip is finer than a 22G1½tip. The 22G1½ would be suitable forintramuscular injections (as with steroids), while the 28G½ is forintravenous (vein) use.Shown above are the tip sizes available from Superior Points and below arethe boxes they come in. There are 100 tips per box but clients may requestsmaller quantities and/or a variety of tips to go with their 3cc barrels.SUPERIOR POINTS HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMProtocols for Staff, Volunteers and Community Agencies19
Related Safer Injection Supplies Also Available:Alcohol Swabs/Wipes•to clean the injection siteprior to poking it with theneedle; reduces impurities onthe skin which could beinjected or irritate the siteitself.Tie-Offs/Tourniquets •used to restrict blood flowaround the injection site inorder to make visible a vein(i.e., on arms or legs);SPHRP carries blue latexstrips. Can occasionally bereused by the same personbut should not be shared dueto contamination by blood.Cotton Filters • cookeddrugs are drawn up through a single-use filter to decrease the amount ofimpurities being injected with the drug, in effort to reduce the occurrenceof abscess and other IDU-related health problems.Safer Sex Supplies:Condoms • coloured or flavoured (Strawberry, vanilla, banana) latex toreduce the possibility of pregnancy, and of becoming infected with HIV,HCV, or other sexually transmitted infections.Water-based Lube • to reduce possibility of condom deterioration,tears, bleeding tissues from friction, etc., and HIV/HCV transmission.SUPERIOR POINTS HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMProtocols for Staff, Volunteers and Community Agencies20
Page 1 and 2: Superior PointsHarm Reduction Progr
Page 3 and 4: August 2005CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 5PH
Page 5 and 6: Harm reductionis a way of thinking
Page 7 and 8: • Sample safer injection brochure
Page 9 and 10: DEFINING HARM REDUCTIONHarm reducti
Page 11 and 12: In 2002, SPHRP also took over the H
Page 13 and 14: Personal Protective Equipment:Perso
Page 15 and 16: Handling a Syringe (including publi
Page 17 and 18: Vaccinations:Hepatitis A VaccineAll
Page 19: container should be. Suitable for i
Page 23 and 24: Documentation of Client Contacts:As
Page 25 and 26: The number of syringes provided mus
Page 27 and 28: considered an at-risk child and mus
Page 29: Forward Thinking on Drugs • harm
Page 32 and 33: Minister of Public Works and Govern
Page 34 and 35: ItemMinimumnumber onhandMaximumnumb
Page 36 and 37: APPENDIX CSafe Streets Act, 1999Def
Page 38 and 39: APPENDIX DDuty to ReportDuty to rep
Page 40 and 41: Safer Injection TipsSafer injecting
Page 42 and 43: Solvent Use TipsDo not use alone! I
Page 44 and 45: Superior Points Harm Reduction Prog
Page 46 and 47: Street Health CentreNorth Kingston
Page 48 and 49: Tel.: (416) 944-9481 or 1-800-743-8
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