Needle Exchange
In partnership with PARN (Peterborough AIDS Resource Network), Fourcast provides free harm reduction supplies (including sterile needles) to people who use injection and inhalation drugs in order to reduce the risk of HIV transmission and other blood-borne infections.
Harm Reduction supplies can be accessed during regular business hours at the Peterborough main office, Lindsay office and Cobourg office.
Naloxone Kits
Naloxone is a drug that TEMPORARILY reverses an opioid overdose allowing time to receive medical attention. Naloxone is completely safe and only effective in reversing opioid overdoses.
Naloxone is available for free at Fourcast in nasal form.
Rapid Access Addictions Medicine (RAAM) Clinic
What does RAAM do?
RAAM offers fast access to medication assisted therapy for both alcohol and opioid concerns. RAAM also offers brief support/referral for individuals not currently connected to addiction recovery services and resources. No appointment or referral is necessary.
The RAAM Team
RAAM provides a safe space where you can get help from a physician, nurse or addiction counsellor for your substance use and/or addiction. Our team can help provide you with the tools to support your goals.
RAAM Locations/Hours
Peterborough:
- Location: 432 George St. North, co-located with the new George Street Pharmacy, operated by the Burnham Pharmacy team. The clinic and pharmacy will each operate independently at this shared location, with ongoing support for RAAM clinic operations from our partners at Fourcast.
- Clinic hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
- Contact: (705) 749-9708 OR Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic (RAAM) – PRHC
Haliburton:
- Location: Mental Health Services, 6 McPherson Street (P.O. Box 30), Minden, ON K0M 2K0 (Google Map)
- Clinic hours: by appointment only, Tuesdays from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
- Contact: 705-286-4575
Northumberland:
- Location: Community Mental Health Services, 1011 Elgin Street West, 2nd floor
- Clinic hours: Tuesdays, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Lindsay:
- Location: Ross Memorial Hospital’s RAAM Clinic is operated out of the hospital’s Mental Health Outpatient program on the second floor (orange elevators).
- Clinic hours: Thursdays,1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Contact: (705) 328-6064, Removing barriers to addiction treatment with RAAM Clinic: Ross Memorial Hospital
For more information, please contact Peterborough AIDS Resource Network (PARN), Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), or Fourcast.