Neighbourhood Needle Recovery Program

Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health

This program recovers needles quickly and safely from Vancouver neighbourhoods through a number of different initiatives, including the needle pick-up hotline.
Vancouver Coastal Health's goal is to recover all inappropriately discarded needles as soon as possible or within 24 hours of a call to the hotline.

Services offered:

  • Drug Checking
  • Supervised consumption and overdose prevention sites
  • Harm reduction supplies and needle distribution sites
  • Vancouver needle distribution recovery van
  • Overdose outreach team
  • Vancouver Junction


  • Click here for the Neighbourhood Needle Recovery Program brochure to learn more about the program and how you can safely deal with a discarded needle.

    604-657-6561 (Pick-up hotline)

    Website: https://www.vch.ca/public-health/harm...

    Cost: No cost

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    Availability

    Service area: Vancouver

    Service Types Provided
    Public Health
      Ways to Access
      • Provided at multiple locations
      • Provided by phone

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