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Needle Exchange

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  • Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
    (CAPS) HIV prevention research center at the University of California San Francisco that offers fact sheets and research reports, including a fact sheet on needle exchange .
  • Center 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.
  • Drug Policy Alliance: Needle Exchange
    Information from the leading drug policy organization.
  • Harm 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.
  • Needle Exchange
    The Body's collection of articles on needle exchange from government and community newsletters.
  • North 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

Supervised Injection Sites

  • Insite - Supervised Injection Site
    Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Insite is currently the only supervised injection site in North America. It is a research pilot program of Vancouver Coastal Health. Since opening its doors, Insite has been a safe, health-focused place where people can go to inject drugs and connect with health care professionals and addiction services. It is an integral part of Vancouver Coastal Health's continuum of care for people with addiction, mental illness and HIV/AIDS in the Vancouver metropolitan area.The impact of the supervised injection site on prevention, treatment, and crime is under study.