THIS PAGE IS NOT FOR EMERGENCIES. IT IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS EXPERIENCED AN OVERDOSE, INJURY, OR MEDICAL EVENT, PLEASE CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY.
Carepoint is closing on June 13. Counterpoint is still here to support you.
Carepoint’s supervised consumption services are no longer available after June 13. Counterpoint will remain operating at 446 York Street as a Needle & Syringe Program that offers free supplies and supports for people who use substances, including:
- needles and syringes
- sharps containers
- alcohol swabs
- sterile water
- cotton filters
- cookers
- vitamin C
- condoms
- bowl and straight pipes
- safer piercing kits
- safer snorting kits
- safer inhalation kits
- safer injection kits
- educational resources
- referrals to other services
Counterpoint can connect you to other nearby services, even after Carepoint closes. Talk to our staff at 446 York Street about other available supports includng: naloxone and overdose response, hepatitis C and HIV testing, hospital programs, mental health supports, drug checking, and treatment options.
Where can I get naloxone?
Individuals at risk for overdose, or currently using opioids, can receive naloxone training from:
- Middlesex-London Health Unit: 355 Wellington Street
Naloxone is available for free at many local pharmacies. Naloxone kits can be found at:
- Counterpoint Needle & Syringe Program: 446 York Street
- Middlesex-London Health Unit: 355 Wellington Street [TRAINING ALSO AVAILABLE]
- The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy: 413 King Street
- Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC): 439 Dundas Street [FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES]
- London Medical Pharmacy - Downtown: 528 Dundas Street
- Hamilton Pharmacy: 204 Hamilton Road
- Chapman's Pharmacy: 650 Dundas Street
- London InterCommunity Health Centre: 659 Dundas Street
- Medpoint Care Pharmacy: 248 Dundas Street
- Humana Community Services: 371 Princess Avenue
- East Village Apothecary: 740 Dundas Street, Unit 1
- Aim Drug Mart Pharmacy: 450 Central Avenue
- Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU): 333 Richmond Street [FOR YOUTH AGES 15-30]
- Atlohsa Family Healing Services: 343 Richmond Street, Unit 109 [FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES]
- London Coffee House: 371 Hamilton Road
- CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services: 200 Queens Avenue
- Shoppers Drug Mart - Richmond & Carling: 431 Richmond Street
- Oxford Recovery Clinic: 502 Oxford Street East
- Rexall: 350 Oxford Street East
- Richmond Rx Pharmacy: 781 Richmond Street
- Pharmasave Wortley Village: 190 Wortley Road
- Procare Pharmacy: 140 Oxford Street East, Unit 100
- Pharmasave Core Care Pharmacy: 825 Richmond Street
- Procare Pharmacy: 240 Wharncliffe Road North
- Shoppers Drug Mart - Oxford & Gammage: 805 Oxford Street East
- Bellwood Pharmacy: 900 Oxford Street East, Unit 14B
- Real Canadian Superstore DRUGStore Pharmacy: 825 Oxford Street East
- Viscount Pharmacy: 231 Wharncliffe Road South
For more information on where to get a free naloxone kit and how to use it, visit: Ontario.ca/Naloxone
Where can I get new equipment or gear and safer supplies for substance use?
- Counterpoint Needle & Syringe Program: 446 York Street
- Middlesex-London Health Unit: 355 Wellington Street
- The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy: 413 King Street
- London Cares Homeless Response Services: 602 Queens Avenue
- My Sisters’ Place: 566 Dundas Street [FOR WOMEN]
- London Coffee House: 371 Hamilton Road
- Bellwood Pharmacy: 900 Oxford Street East
REGIONAL AND MOBILE SERVICES
- RHAC Mobile Outreach - London: 519.851.3548
- RHAC Mobile Outreach - Elgin/Oxford: 226.377.7968
- H.O.M.E. Bus: 446 York Street
- Tuesdays, 9:30 AM-12 PM, 1-3:30 PM
- Middlesex-London Health Unit - Strathroy: 51 Front Street East (Strathroy)
- Shoppers Drug Mart - Strathroy: 78 Front Street (Strathroy)
- Chippewa Health Centre - Muncey: 322 Chippewa Road (Muncey)
- Southwestern Public Health - Woodstock: 410 Buller Street (Woodstock)
- Southwestern Public Health - St. Thomas: 1230 Talbot Street (St. Thomas)
For safer substance use services near you, visit: Whereto.catie.ca
Where can I get primary healthcare or wound care?
- London InterCommunity Health Centre - Dundas: 602 Dundas Street [REFERRAL REQUIRED]
- London InterCommunity Health Centre - Huron: 1355 Huron Street, Unit 7 [REFERRAL REQUIRED]
- Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC): 493 Dundas Street [FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
- H.O.M.E. (Health Outreach Mobile Engagement) Program
- Counterpoint, 446 York Street: Tuesdays, 9:30 AM-12 PM, 1:15-3 PM
- Sanctuary London, 531 Talbot Street: Mondays, 11:30 AM-2:30 PM
- London Coffee House, 371 Hamilton Road: Fridays, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
- Egerton Baptist Church, 209 Egerton Street: First Friday of the month, 1:30-3 PM
For health services near you, visit: Southwesthealthline.ca
Where can I get mental health and/or addictions support?
- HART Hub (The Salvation Army Centre of Hope): 281 Wellington Street
- CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services: 200 Queens Avenue
- RAAM (Rapid Access Addiction Medicine) Clinic: 200 Queens Avenue, 2nd Floor [Suboxone/Sublocade]
- CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services - Huron:
- Crisis Centre 648 Huron Street [Walk-ins welcome]
- Crisis Stabilization Space: 648 Huron Street, 2nd Floor [Referral required]
- Mission Services of London (Quintin Warner House): 457 York Street
- Clinic 528: 528 Dundas Street [Methadone/Suboxone/Sublocade]
- Oxford Recovery Clinic: 502 Oxford Street East [Methadone/Suboxone/Sublocade]
- London Addiction Treatment Centre: 231 Wharncliffe Road South
- Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres (OATC) London Clinic: 425 Wharncliffe Road South [Methadone/Suboxone/Sublocade]
- trueNorth Medical Addiction Treatment:
- Chapman's Pharmacy: 650 Dundas Street
- Dundas Pharmacy: 1560 Dundas Street [Methadone/Suboxone]
- Bellwood Pharmacy: 900 Oxford Street East, Unit 14B [Methadone/Suboxone]
- Wellness Pharmacy: 925 Wonderland Road
CRISIS AND HELP LINES
- Emergency Services: Call 911
- Suicide Crisis Helpline: Call or text 988
- Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1.855.242.3310 [FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES]
- Kids Help Phone: Call 1.800.668.6868 or text "CONNECT" to 686868 [FOR YOUTH UP TO 29 YEARS OLD]
- National Overdose Response Service (NORS) Safer Consumption Hotline: Call or text 1.888.688.6677
- National Overdose Response Service (NORS) Peer Wellness Program Line: Call 1.844.795.6677
For more mental health services near you, visit: Connexontario.ca
Where can I find HIV, hepatitis C, and sexual health supports?
- Counterpoint Needle & Syringe Program: 446 York Street [HIV/HEPATITIS C TESTING]
- HCV Testing: Mondays, 1-3 PM
- HIV Testing: Wednesdays, 1-3 PM
- Options Clinic Anonymous HIV Testing (LIHC): 659 Dundas Street [HIV TESTING]
- Monday-Tuesday, 9 AM-4 PM
- Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 PM
- MyCare HIV Treatment Program (LIHC): 659 Dundas Street [REFERRAL REQUIRED | FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV]
- Hepatitis C Care Team (LIHC): 659 Dundas Street [REFERRAL REQUIRED]
- Middlesex-London Health Unit: 355 Wellington Street [HIV/HEPATITIS C/STI TESTING | APPOINTMENT REQUIRED]
- Infectious Diseases Care Program – St. Joseph’s Health Care London: 268 Grosvenor Street [FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV]
- Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy (OAHAS): 602 Queens Avenue, Unit 201 [FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES]
- Your primary healthcare provider [if applicable]
For sexual health services near you, visit: Whereto.catie.ca
Where can I get ID services?
- London InterCommunity Health Centre: 602 Dundas Street [FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESNESS]
- Tuesdays, 1-3:30 PM
- Thursday, 1-3:30 PM
Where can I get more information or referrals to other supports?
For resources and supports related to safer substance use and the Counterpoint Needle & Syringe Program, visit 446 York Street or Middlesex-London Health Unit at 355 Wellington Street.
Connect with a Case Manager at Counterpoint to learn more about support with systems navigation, (sexual) health education, safer substance use, and connections to care through Regional HIV/AIDS Connection.
For systems navigation and intake coordination with London InterCommunity Health Centre (LIHC), visit LIHC at 659 Dundas Street, 1355 Huron Street (Unit 7), or 1700 Dundas Street (Unit 1). To learn more about LIHC’s programs and services, visit: lihc.on.ca/programs-services