Merchants Quay Ireland - Homeless & Addiction Services
Merchants Quay Ireland is a registered charity that supports people affected by homelessness and addiction. We offer food, advice, health care, mental health support and addiction services. Our mission is to offer accessible and effective services in a non-judgemental and compassionate way.
The difference you made last year
135160
Total clients helped
132120
Visits made to our GP
43570
Hot showers in our Riverbank Centre
661260
Hot meals delivered
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Medically Supervised Injecting Facility
Frequently Asked Questions
A MSIF is a hygienic, safe, medically supervised healthcare environment where people can inject drugs, obtained elsewhere, under the supervision of trained health professionals.
It offers a compassionate, person-centred service which reduces harms associated with injecting drug use and can help people access appropriate services.
A MSIF is a vital first step in reducing harm and can help health service staff to reach and support vulnerable and marginalised people, who often do not, cannot, or no longer engage with existing health services.
A MSIF aims to reduce drug-related overdose deaths, reduce the risks of blood-borne virus transmission, (e.g. HIV or Hepatitis C) through shared injecting equipment, reduce public health risks such as drug-related litter that could result in needle-stick injuries, and connect the most vulnerable and marginalised people who use drugs with treatment services and other health and social services.
