Harm Reduction

Our program is a comprehensive community-based prevention and intervention program designed to help prevent the transmission of blood-borne infections such as HIV and HCV. This program began operating in 2019 and serves individuals who engage in high-risk activities as injection drug use.

While the best way to reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting disease through injection drug use is to stop injecting drugs, for people who do not stop injecting drugs, using sterile injection equipment for each injection can reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting infections and prevent outbreaks.

While the goal of the program is to mitigate the spread of infections disease, our program also serves as a bridge to services such as HCV and HIV testing and treatment for substance abuse disorder.

 
 
 

 FAQs

 

  • Tuesday and Thursday 10:00AM-2:00PM

  • (606) 878-7754

  • Behind the Laurel County Health Department, rear entrance enter via Jordan Drive, 525 Whitley Street London, KY 40741.

  • Sure, our email address is; shannon.taylor@uky.edu and Jennifer.hatfield@uky.edu

  • Health education, Narcan Trainings, HIV Testing, HCV testing, referrals, counseling, etc.

  • You can come anytime, but we are a one-for-one program so you must return used needles to get new ones.

  • You will receive your results in one minute the day of your visit, so no waiting!

  • We perform a second follow up test that gives results and if confirmed positive we do referrals for care and treatment.

  • All harm reduction services are FREE.

  • No, all visits are anonymous and confidential. No ID is required.

  • Yes, we provide male and female condoms.

  • Yes, we have on site counseling and referrals outside of our program if interested.

  • Narcan is an opioid overdose treatment that is dispensed as a nasal spray. It is safe for pets and children.

  • Narcan is Free and is available from our harm reduction program during SSP.