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Needle Exchange

Organizations and Resources

bulletCenter for Innovative Public Policies: Needle Exchange Initiative
Funded by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, the initiative works to increase communication between law enforcement and public health officials with regard to needle exchange.
bulletDrug Policy Alliance: Needle Exchange
Information from leading drug policy organization.
bulletHarm Reduction Coalition
Committed to reducing drug-related harm among individuals and communities by initiating and promoting local, regional, and national harm reduction education, interventions, and community organizing.
bulletInternational Harm Reduction Development
(IHRD) A project of the Open Society Institute, IHRD's mission is to diminish the individual and social harms associated with drug use--particularly the risk of HIV infection--through innovative measures based on the philosophy of harm reduction. IHRD currently supports more than 180 projects in over 20 countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
bulletNeedle Exchange
The Body's collection of articles on needle exchange from government and community newsletters.
bulletNorth American Syringe Exchange Network
(NASEN) Organization dedicated to the creation, expansion, and continued existence of syringe exchange programs as a proven method of stopping the transmission of blood-borne pathogens in the injecting drug-using community.

Needle Exchange Programs and Locations

bulletNeedle Exchange Programs Around the United States and Canada
Comprehensive listing from the Harm Reduction Coalition.
bulletAccess Works
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
bulletANKORS
British Columbia, Canada.
bulletChicago Recovery Alliance
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
bulletClean Needles Now
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
bulletNew York Harm Reduction Educators
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
bulletNew Zealand Needle Exchange Programme
Locations throughout New Zealand.
bulletOutside In
Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
bulletPositive Health Project
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
bulletPrevention Point Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
bulletSan Diego Clean Needle Exchange
San Diego, California, U.S.A.
bulletSan Francisco AIDS Foundation
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
bulletSeattle - King County
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
bulletSharp Advice Needle Exchange
Sydney, Nova Scotia.