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NSP’s sit within the National Drug Strategy which is broken down into 3 tiers and has been in operation since 1986. These are Harm Reduction, Supply Reduction and Demand Reduction.
NSP’s provide:
- education and health promotion on safe injecting practices;
- free sterile injecting equipment;
- a range of sharps container for the safe disposal of used equipment and disposal facilities at each site for the disposal of used equipment after the fact;
- free condoms and lube to promote safer sex; and
- training by appointment for individuals and organisations on blood borne virus transmission & prevention / handling of used syringes and cleaning of blood and body fluid spills / NSP’s the government’s response to hepatitis and HIV
NTAHC NSP’s are staffed by peers (current or ex-users) able to provide expert knowledge on various issues around drug use. It’s this peer to peer approach that keeps our NSP clients safe and well informed.
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NSP's and sterile injecting equipment in the NT and around Australia can be found at the Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League.
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24 Hour Dispensing unit
After Hours Dispensing Units for the NSP aims to improve access to sterile injecting equipment to prevent blood-borne virus transmission and injecting-related injury and infection.
This is a harm reduction initiative that will enables 24-hour access to equipment in Darwin and Palmerston. Funded by the Centre for Disease Control, NTG DoH and will be overseen by NTAHC. The ADUs are token operated and dispense Fitpacks (please see pics).
Tokens are available at NSPs at Darwin, Palmerston and Alice Springs from next week. Please pass the information on to those who may need to use the ADUs to avoid equipment reuse and receptive sharing.
Free Take Home Naloxone Program
NTAHC Free Take Home Naloxone Program aims to get Naloxone into the hands of people who are likely to witness and respond to an accidental opioid overdose.
Naloxone is a safe lifesaving substance with no known abuse potential that may reverse an opioid overdose.
Naloxone is a schedule 3 and schedule 4 substance that may be accessed with a prescription or purchased over the counter from a Pharmacy.
Naloxone is now available in a best practice nasal spray with the name Nyxoid. The NTAHC does not currently supply Nyxoid due to cost.
To access free Naloxone ampoules from the NTAHC
- Attend a NTAHC NSP and undergo a brief intervention where NSP staff will assess your competence to administer Naloxone and provide training on responding to an opioid overdose.
- NSP staff will supply you with a Naloxone kit that consists of 2 needles and syringes, swabs, sharps container and instructions on responding to an opioid overdose.
- Present the kit to the Palmerston GP Superclinic Pharmacy to receive two free ampoules of Naloxone. NSP staff will attend with you if you prefer.
Alice Springs does not have a participating Pharmacy at the moment. Alice Springs NSP staff can arrange for a Naloxone prescription on attendance.
Health Promotion Campaigns
These images are concerned with injecting and increasing awareness of hep C. Made by people who inject drugs, for people who inject drugs. Hepatitis can live a long time in a static object and still be capable of transmission, so make sure your equipment and the environment you work on when mixing your gear is clean, and don't share any equipment - even tourniquets.We show these posters in our NSP spaces in Darwin Palmerston and Alice Springs.