Harm Reduction
We provide new, sterile equipment, education, and support that is proven to increase safety and protect the health of people who use substances and the whole community.
Research shows harm reduction programs are cost effective ways to reduce infections, injuries, and deaths, as well as reduce crime and costs to the health care system.
R.O.C.K. is also a distrubutor of Naloxone (Narcan) in our community.
Our goal is to promote the foundational idea that people who use substances do not forfeit their human rights and that they are still entitled to:
The Right To Life
Equitable Standards Of Health Care
Social Services
Housing
The Freedom From Degraded Treatment
Harm reduction also has meaning to us in that our care is always provided in a trauma-informed approach, and with a person-centred attitude. There are strong bodies of evidence that show that harm reduction is proven to be cost-effective, practical and have a strong impact on individual
and community health.