Harm Reduction.

Harm reduction is a philosophy that defines interventions, programs and policies that seek to reduce the health, social and economic harms of risk behaviour.  It makes no assumptions or judgements about the moral or legal nature of risk behaviour

Our ​Goal

The goal of the AIDS Committee of Durham Region is to reduce the transmission of HIV and HCV (Hepatitis C) by providing sterile needles, works (equipment) and safer sex supplies (condoms, lube etc.). 

We Supply

Harm reduction supplies are available on-site, and ACDR staff and volunteers also provide street outreach.
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The services we provide:

• Safer Use Drug and Sex Kits - Our safer use kits have all the sterile supplies needed for your form of substance use and also includes our hours of operation and safety tips

(Short & Long injection kits, stem kits, bulb kits, snorting kits, condom kits, etc.)

• Naloxone & Naloxone Training (Narcan) - Naloxone is a drug used on someone who is having an opioid overdose and it helps revive them out of their overdose state. Naloxone is not a permanent solution and 911/EMS should be called when you have to administer it to someone.​  ACDR provides free naloxone as well as free naloxone trainings for anyone who is interested.
• Fentanyl Drug Test Kits - You can test your drugs and substances for traces of any form of fentanyl. ACDR also provides training on how to use fentanyl test kits.
• Formal and Informal Counselling -  ACDR provides informal substance use counselling, crisis intervention and brief-solution based counselling
• Outreach Van - ACDR uses the outreach van to meet people where they are at in the community to provide harm reduction support and services
• Peer Support Program - ACDR’s Peer program allows street-involved individuals with lived experiences to be a part of the harm reduction team by helping assemble the safer use kits and distributing them into the community
• Equipment/supply clean up - You can get different sizes of Biohazard bins (Bio bins) at all of our harm reduction locations
  • If you are a business or resident in Durham region (Oshawa) and would like ACDR to come and clean up the paraphernalia on/round your property please call our office at 905-567-1445 

Locations & Hours

​ACDR - 115 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
The Backdoor Mission - 66 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa  Tuesday - Thursday 9am - 3pm
ACC Hub - 75 Centennial Road, Ajax - Monday 9am - 1pm
McLean Hub - 95 Magill Drive, Ajax - Friday 9am - 12pm