San Francisco/Bay Area Syringe Exchange Programs

For those of you looking for a syringe exchange program in and around California's Bay Area, here's a great list of all the programs with locations and hours, covering the following counties:  Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sonoma.

There's also a list of phone numbers for syringe exchange programs in Fresno, Lake Co., Mendicino/Ukiah, Monterey/Salinas, Sacramento/Davis, and Santa Cruz.

Also included: information about safer injection and legal status of syringe possession, and services offered at each site -- some offer hepatitis C testing and vaccination for hepatitis A and B, as well as HIV testing, overdose prevention and naloxone distribution, and other medical care.

Click on the link below for a 2-page PDF file:

Download san_franciscobay_area_syringe_exchange_january_2006.pdf

Thanks to Catherine Swanson from Points of Distribution for putting this great resource together.

Comments

[James T Pereira]

Please ensure that the syringes are disposed off carefully in biohazard approved containers to be incinerated eventually.