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.
Please ensure that the syringes are disposed off carefully in biohazard approved containers to be incinerated eventually.
Posted by: James T Pereira | April 11, 2008 at 09:52 AM