Needle Exchange Programs in the U.S.

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Nationwide

North America Syringe Exchange Network
Needle exchange directory by state.
Needle Exchange Programs Around the U.S. and Canada
From Harm Reduction Coalition

Arizona

California

St. James Infirmary (San Francisco)
Health clinic and harm reduction program for sex workers .
Santa Clara County Needle Exchange
Santa Cruz Needle Exchange
San Francisco AIDS Foundation HIV Prevention Project
San Diego Clean Needle Exchange
Monterey County Needle Exchange Program
Harm Reduction Coalition (Santa Clara)
Clean Needles Now (Los Angeles)
Bienestar (Los Angeles)
Bay Area Wide Syringe Exchange List (PDF)

Connecticut

Georgia

Illinois

Illinois: Rockford Condemns Needle Exchange Storefront (April 6, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rockford Urban Ministries (Rockford and surrounding counties)
Lifeguard Online (Quad Cities, Galesburg, Peoria, Pekin, Bloomington-Normal, Champaign and Decatur)
Chicago Recovery Alliance

Maine

Maine: Drug Needle Exchanges Threatened (August 28, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Next Step Needle Exchange (Augusta)
Portland Needle Exchange
Eastern Maine AIDS Network (Bangor)

Massachusetts

Holyoke, Mass., to Get Needle-Exchange Program (July 12, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Northampton, Mass., Needle Exchange Adapts to Changing Conditions (June 14, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tapestry Health (Northhampton)
Cambridge Cares About AIDS (Cambridge)
AIDS Action Committee (Boston)

Michigan

Michigan: Needle Exchange Survives, Receives Credit for Slowing Spread of HIV (June 10, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Minnesota

Only Drop-in Needle Exchange Center in Minnesota Closes Due to Lack of Funding (August 4, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Minnesota AIDS Project (Minneapolis)
Access Works (Minneapolis)

New Mexico

Needle-Exchange Program Targets IDUs in New Mexico (April 22, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Syringe Exchanges in New Mexico
Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless (PDF)
Syringe exchange schedule.

New Jersey

N.J. Senate Votes to Expand Needle-Exchange Program (June 22, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New Jersey's Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent Increased Number of HIV Cases Among IDUs, Officials Say (April 15, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Oasis Drop In Center (Atlantic City)

New York

A Night Out With NYC's Thriving Needle-Exchange Peer Outreach Program (April 15, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
New York: Albany Diocese Defends Needle Exchange, but Some Catholic Scholars Take Exception (February 23, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pharmacies Selling Syringes
Expanded Syringe Access Program Demonstration Project (ESAP) providers.
New York Needle Exchange (June 2006)
A listing of exchange sites and times open.
From TheBody.com
Urban League of Westchester County (Mt. Vernon)
Tel: (914) 699-6124.
Tompkins County Prevention Point (Ithaca)
Streetwork
Needle Exchange for Youth (starts mid-page: Streetwork's Drop-In Center Locations).
St. Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction (New York City)
Positive Health Project (New York City)
Project S.A.F.E. (Buffalo)

North Carolina

Ohio

Ohio: Advocates See Cleveland's Needle Swap as State Model (October 12, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania: Needle-Exchange Program Lobbies to Open New Sites (August 8, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pennsylvania: Changes May Ease Way for Needle Exchanges (January 5, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pennsylvania: Filling Need for Needles (November 18, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevention Point Pittsburgh

Rhode Island

Vermont

Washington

Washington: Needle Exchange Will Leave Van for an Office in Downtown Olympia (April 14, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Seattle Needle Exchange
King County Programs (Seattle)
Blue Mountain Heart to Heart (Walla Walla)

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., Group Will End Needle Exchange (February 10, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevention Works! to Close at the End of This Month: A Blog Entry by Candace Y. A. Montague (February 8, 2011)
"Prevention Works!, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with drug addiction, has announced today that it will be closing its doors after 12 years of service. Prevention Works! is known for needle exchange in DC."
From TheBody.com
D.C.'s Largest Needle Exchange Short of Money (January 7, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevention Works

Wisconsin

Columnist Examines Wisconsin Needle Exchange Program (June 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Madison and Surrounding Areas