Harm Reduction Program

Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) provides harm reduction supplies to promote safer injection and inhalation of drugs and to prevent the spread of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and other blood-borne infections. This approach reduces the health and social harms associated with substance use. Public health nurses are available to speak with clients at HPPH locations to share information about safer substance use and community supports.

The following supplies are available through the harm reduction program free of charge:

  • Sterile needles and syringes
  • Cookers, bowl pipes and straight stem kits
  • Alcohol swabs, filters, foils and tourniquets
  • Vitamin C and sterile water
  • Sharps containers
  • Naloxone kits

HPPH also offers sexual health clinics where you can access sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing and treatment, and safer sex supplies, such as condoms and dental dams.

To find supplies near you, see the locations below or visit the Ontario Harm Reduction Program website.

Harm Reduction Program locations | Huron County
Community Location Address Day(s) and time
Clinton HPPH Clinton site 77722B London Road, RR #5, Clinton

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Goderich CMHA Goderich 29 Kingston St., Goderich Office hours may vary; call 1-888-261-9350

Harm Reduction Program locations | Perth County
Community Location Address Day(s) and time
Listowel HPPH Listowel site 161 Inkerman St. W., Listowel Fridays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Listowel I.D.A. Listowel Care Pharmacy 975 Wallace Ave. N., Listowel Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Listowel It Takes a Village 148 Main St. W., Listowel

Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Thursdays, 2-6 p.m.

Listowel Pharmasave Listowel 130 Argyle Ave. N., Listowel

Ask at pharmacy counter

Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Stratford HPPH Festival Square site 10 Downie St., 2nd Floor, Stratford Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 
Stratford HPPH West Gore site 653 West Gore St., Stratford Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (naloxone kits not available at this location)

Disposing of Needles

To dispose of used needles, contact a participating local pharmacy or use one of the community sharps disposal kiosks. For kiosk locations, visit Sharps and Needles.

You can dispose of needle syringes individually or in puncture-proof containers, such as:

  • Sharps containers (available at harm reduction program locations and participating local pharmacies)
  • Bleach bottles
  • Containers under 4.5 litres in size