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Safer Drug Use During the COVID-19 Outbreak - Guidelines
COVID-19 Guidance for Harm Reduction Programs

OVERVIEW
Addiction to opiates/opioids is no longer a hidden issue - it is in plain sight.

Substance use disorder, especially the use of opiates injected intravenously, has become an epidemic in Butler County and is resulting in unprecedented overdose death.

This has impacted the health of the public significantly. Hepatitis, HIV and sexually-transmitted infections are on the rise. Since 2002, new cases of HIV has increased by 800% and Hepatitis C cases have increased by 300% in Butler County.

Harm Reduction programs can help reduce the negative impacts of the opioid epidemic.

WHAT IS HARM REDUCTION?
Harm reduction is a comprehensive, public health initiative intended to reduce the negative effects of drug and alcohol use.

Harm reduction programs exist for several types of drugs, including opioids, alcohol, stimulants, Ecstasy, and marijuana. They range from needle exchange sites to managed alcohol programs to drug-testing kits at music festivals.

HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS
All programs are FREE for Butler County residents

PROJECT DAWN (Deaths Avoided with Naloxone)
A free community-based overdose education and naloxone distribution program. Provides a drug overdose prevention and educational program for family, friends, or other interested parties, of those who are at high risk for Opioid Overdose.

Project DAWN participants receive training on:

Recognizing the signs and symptoms of overdose
Distinguishing between different types of overdose
Performing rescue breathing
Calling emergency medical services
Administering intranasal Naloxone

All Participants will receive a free kit containing 2 doses of Naloxone.

Classes are held at the Butler County General Health District. To schedule an appointment call (513) 863-1770

BLOODBORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM (BIDPP)
Also known as needle or syringe exchange programs, BIDPP is a comprehensive, mobile community-based public health initiative that provides disease prevention, education and referral services for people who inject drugs.

BIDPP services include:

Referral to treatment programs to combat addiction, as well as to medical, mental health and social services
Education about overdose prevention, infectious diseases and injection safety
Safe disposal of used injection equipment
Access to sterile injection equipment to fight the spread of infectious diseases
Testing and referral to treatment for infectious diseases such as hepatitis, HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy testing
Hepatitis vaccination
Access to an overdose reversing drug; and distribution of personal care items such as socks and underwear, as needed.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who inject drugs and use a Harm Reduction Program are FIVE times more likely to enter treatment for substance use disorder and are more likely to reduce or stop injecting.

BUTLER COUNTY LOCATIONS

Middletown
Tuesdays
10 AM - 1 PM
400 block of Crawford Street, Middletown, Ohio.
Call the Middletown City Health Department for more information (513) 425-1818
Made possible by a partnership with the City of Middletown Health Department and the Butler County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Services Board (MHARS Board)

Fairfield
Tuesdays
2 PM- 4 PM
Mercy Fairfield Hospital, 3000 Mack Road, Fairfield, Ohio
*Located in a gravel lot behind the hospital
Made possible by a partnership with the Fairfield Opiate Task Force, Mercy Health and the Butler County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Services Board (MHARS Board)

For more information visit: Exchange Project
Follow the Exchange Project on social media for daily updates. Facebook and Twitter

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Greater Cincinnati Locations

Day	Location	Address	Time
Monday	Northside	1670 Cooper St., Cincinnati, 45223	1 - 4 PM
Tuesday	Middletown	400 Block of Crawford St., Middletown, 45044	10 AM - 1 PM
Tuesday	Fairfield	Fairfield Mercy Hospital, 3000 Mack Rd., Fairfield, 45014	2 PM - 4 PM
Wednesday	Over the Rhine	106 W. McMicken Ave., Cincinnati, 45202	10 AM - 1 PM
Thursday	Clermont County	3000 Hospital Dr., Clermont County, 45013	10 AM - Noon
Thursday	Corryville	Hamilton County Public Health, 250 William Howard Taft, Cincinnati, 45219	1 PM - 4PM
Thursday	Northside	Caracole, 4138 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, 45223	5 PM - 7:30
Friday	Western Hills	Talbert House Western Hills, 4968 Glenway Ave., Cincinnati, 45238	1 PM - 4 PM

MOBILE COMMUNITY TESTING
Caracole's mobile testing van travels provides easy community access to FREE HIV and HEPATITIS C testing, educational materials and community referrals.

If you have questions regarding community testing, to find where will be located,* or to inquire about bringing our van to your event/location, please contact the HIV Prevention team at 513.761.1480 or email us at prevention@caracole.org
* Van locations are subject to change dependent upon weather.

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