Superior Points HRP - Canadian Harm Reduction Network

INTRODUCTIONThe following information is intended as direction for the staff andvolunteers of Superior Points Harm Reduction Program (SPHRP) and thecommunity agencies providing needle exchange and other harm reductionservices under contract with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU).For the purposes of this manual, the term ‘staff’ is meant to include paidstaff, volunteers and students on field placement.The page covering Universal Precautions, as well as most of theappendices, is designed for photocopying and posting for staff at individualneedle exchange sites and/or distributing to clients. Nevertheless, thisentire manual is anti-copyrighted and free to duplicate.This harm reduction training manual provides:• An explanation of harm reduction• An overview of Superior Points Harm Reduction Program• Instructions for handling sharps safely• Guidelines for doing a needle exchange (and the paperwork thatgoes with it)• A page for agencies operating as fixed needle exchange sites toinclude any site-specific logistics for their staff/volunteers• Details on relevant legislation• Safer drug use information to share with injection drug users,solvent users, and crack smokers• Contacts for other needle exchange programs in Ontario• Additional print and web-based harm reduction resourcesSUPERIOR POINTS HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMProtocols for Staff, Volunteers and Community Agencies5