Peer Recovery Support
Substance use recovery support, safe usage resources, referrals.
Contact Peer Recovery Support Staff directly:
667-203-1253 or 667-203-1264.
Peer Support Staff are available in person:
- Tuesdays & Thursdays from 10:00am-2:00pm in the Health Department parking lot to the far right of the building.
- Wednesdays from 10:00am-2:00pm at North Laurel Community Center (9411 Whiskey Bottom Rd. Laurel, MD 20723)
- 2:00pm-4:00pm at the Leola Dorsey Community Resource Center (10390 Guilford Rd, Jessup, MD 20794)
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Programs & Services
Recovery Support
Program Summary: Peers are available to offer support, resources/referrals, and provide training on Narcan and/or Fentanyl Test Strips.
Peer Support
Peer phone line: 667-203-1253
Program Summary: This phone line provides access to a peer and is a confidential line where messages can be left.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm; 24/7 Friday – Monday 5:30 pm
Harm Reduction Kits and Safer Sex Supplies
Harm Reduction kits contain an assortment of items that are useful to those who may be in unstable living situations, and also include a number of seasonal items. Safer sex supplies are also available to help decrease the likelihood of sexually transmitted infections, as well as HIV and Hepatitis C.
If you would like kits and supplies, call 667-203-1264
Syringe Services Program (SSP)
Mobile service and expanded programs available
Call or visit to learn about Harm Reduction Services. Talk to Peer Support Staff with lived experience. Call 667-203-1264 or email harmreductionssp@howardcountymd.gov
Our services include:
Narcan/Overdose Response Training and Kits
Program Summary: Narcan – and the associated training - is available during the hours the Syringe Services Program RV is staffed: Tuesday & Thursdays 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Referrals
Referrals - medical services, social service agencies, community supports, wound care, STI/HIV/HCV testing
Program Summary: Currently the medical testing and wound care is available by appointment only, but staff at the Syringe Services Program (SSP) RV can facilitate these appointments. Any staff at the SSP can assist with referrals of any sort. Referral options include: medical services, social service agencies, community supports, wound care, STI/HIV/HCV testing.