Extern’s Enhanced Needle and Syringe Exchange Service (NSES) is now located at 102 Royal Avenue, Belfast, offering expanded support to individuals who inject substances. Since 2011, Extern’s NSES has been an essential part of Northern Ireland’s public health response, helping reduce the risks associated with injecting drug use, including the transmission of bloodborne viruses such as Hepatitis B, C, and HIV.
The new Enhanced NSES, funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA), provides a larger, more accessible space where individuals can access clean injecting equipment, wound care, safer injecting advice, and referrals to additional health and support services.
This vital service not only addresses the needs of those who inject drugs, but it also helps protect the wider community by reducing injecting-related litter and offering harm reduction education.