High-Risk Pathway & Chemsex Service
Information on Chemsex Service
This is part of a new exciting partnership between London Friend, Turning Point and NHS with a view to help people struggling with problematic chemsex. You can access the service by attending our Clifden Clinic or by emailing the team at huh-tr.chemsexsupport@nhs.net . Support is provided by a Recovery Worker and a Psychology Assistant/MSM Peer Mentor. We can provide triage, assessment, advice, and treatment within the Sexual Health Service. We can provide full support for those living in City and Hackney. For people living outside the borough, we can provide some support and linking with relevant services.
Safer Injecting – Chemsex Packs
If you or people you know are engaging in Chemsex and slamming, we are offering free kits to keep you safer. Our Safer Injecting packs can be picked up free of charge at our main hub at the Clifden Centre. We are open Mondays-Saturdays.
Each pack contains:
1 x sharps bin
2 x measuring syringes (2ml)
4 x condoms
4 x sachets of lube
10 x syringes with needles (1ml)
10 x cookers/spoons
10 x pre-injection swabs – alcohol wipes
Download a list of needle exchange sites where you can drop off used sharps:
Naloxone
Naxalone can be provided by our Recovery Worker at Homerton Sexual Health Services with advice on appropriate use. Naloxone is a life-saving drug that prevents an overdose of heroin or other opiods and can be administered by anyone. You can collect Naxalone from the Clifden Centre on Tuesdays (9am-5pm) or Thursdays (12pm-7pm).