Chapter 5 Mobile needle and syringe service

Addressing drug and alcohol issues in Redfern and Waterloo 107 / Drug use in Redfern and Waterloo 108 / Principles of harm minimisation 111 / Redfern and Waterloo fixed and mobile needle services 112 / The effectiveness of the anti-drug strategy and harm minimisation 114 / Concerns about the mobile needle and syringe service 115 / Health and Police views on the mobile needle and syringe service 115 / Location and operating hours 118 / The image of a drug culture at Redfern 122 / `Honey pot' effect 123 / Number of needles provided to users 124 / Referral services and other drug related services 128 / Other options to the needle van 130 / Different approaches to drug and alcohol issues 131 / A way forward for the mobile needle and syringe service 132