With all of this talk about Narcon being made available, I wanted
to shed light on another wonderful service that the Needle Exchange in
DTLA offers. Homeless Heathcare Los Angeles - Center for Harm Reduction -
or as must junkies in the area know it The Needle Exchange, offers a
variety of potentially life saving programs and classes. One of the is a
Overdose prevention class, usually offered Wednesday mornings. If you
sit through the 1 hours class on how to prevent over doses and what to
do when they happen to limit the chances of the police showing up, then
they give each attendee two free prescriptions of Narcon. Can any junkie
afford not to utilize this service? And they have been doing this for
years. Obviously this only helps a very small percentage of IV drug
users out there since in only in Los Angeles. But most people don't know
that this service exists here. I would suggestion finding out where
your closest needle exchange is and find out what services they offer.
HHLA also offers IV drug users free acupuncture, one-on-one therapy
sessions, Methadone and Suboxone programs, Free HIV and Hep C testing,
doctor services for abscesses and other IV drug related problems,
support classes, jewelry making, yoga, art classes and so so so much
more, even housing services. Pick up a monthly calendar when you go in
to stay up to date on their monthly activities. Take advantage of these
services, they are only available to IV drug users. You don't have to
feel embarrassed, no on is going to try to change you. They are just
there to support an under represented class of society. And the free
Narcon could definitely save your life.
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You might not agree with what I do. You might not understand my life choices. But if you can look past the my track marks, you might just find we're more alike than you think. This blog is about my life as a heroin addict, not about drug recovery.
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