The Chelsea Medical Sharps Harm Reduction Kit is specifically designed for the safety of intravenous drug users (IDU’s) their families and the environment

Many needlestick injuries (NSI), reuse, sharing and unsafe disposal of contaminated syringes can be prevented by using safer syringes.

Safety syringes work. There is now solid evidence that needle exchange programs and devices with the latest safety features significantly reduce needlestick injury.

Each Sharps Kit contains

• 5 x auto-retractable safety syringes (1ml x 27g ½” Insulin syringe)
• 1 x sharps container
• 5 x antiseptic wipes
• 5 x filters

A report Return on Investment in Needle and Syringe Programs claims Australia's pioneering syringe exchange programs have prevented 25,000 new HIV infections and 21,000 hepatitis C infections in just 10 years. From this 10-year investment, public health savings of $2.4 billion were estimated in long-term HIV and hepatitis C treatment costs alone. Total savings were estimated at $7.7 billion.