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Community Supports

→ Peterborough Drug Strategy
→ Needle Exchange and Naloxone
→ Rapid Access Addictions Medicine (RAAM) Clinics
→ Drug Poisoning Data Resources

Peterborough Drug Strategy

Fourcast is a foundational partner of the Peterborough Drug Strategy. The Drug Strategy exists to mobilize collaborative community action to reduce the harms of substance use. Visit thepeterboroughdrugstrategy.com for more information.

Needle Exchange and Naloxone

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.

Fourcast counsellors can provide training to service users and the public on how to identify and respond to an overdose, including overdose prevention tips. 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.

Sterile needles, Naloxone kits, and other harm reduction supplies can be accessed at the Peterborough main office, Lindsay office, and Cobourg office, during regular business hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday).

Rapid Access Addictions Medicine (RAAM) Clinics

Fourcast Addiction Counsellors are co-located with RAAM service to provide on-site counselling, referrals to community supports, and naloxone training and distribution.

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.

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 and 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

For more information, please contact Peterborough AIDS Resource Network (PARN), Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), or Fourcast.

Drug Poisoning Data Resources

The poisoned drug supply is having a devastating effect on communities across the country. The importance of tracking, reporting, and sharing data across our region can help to provide emergency alerts and potentially save lives.

  • Substance-Related Harms Dashboard (formerly “Opioid Harm Data Portal”)
    • Lakelands Public Health (formerly Peterborough Public Health) monitors substance-related data in four key areas: the City of Kawartha Lakes, City and County of Peterborough, County of Haliburton, and Northumberland County.
    • This data is made available through a public-facing interactive dashboard hosted on the Lakelands Public Health website. The dashboard includes emergency department visits, hospitalizations, opioid mortality, and all substance mortality, as well as data sources. More information is available on the Substance Harms Profile page.
  • Anonymous Form to Report Drug Poisoning