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Directory of Syringe Services Programs in California 

There are more than sixty programs in California that provide syringe services. Many have fixed locations, but other operate at various locations and times throughout the week. For more information, contact the program listed below.

​County​Program ​City

​Phone

​Alameda
​Berkeley Free Clinic Syringe Services Program
​Berkeley
(510)559-0327​
Alameda

Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution (NEED)

Berkeley​​(510) 463-1843

Alameda

HIV Education & Prevention Project of Alameda County (HEPPAC)

​Oakland ​(510) 703-2132
Alameda​

Tri-City Health Center

​Fremont​(510) 456-3503
Alameda​

Community Outreach Wellness and Advocacy Project (a project of Punks with Lunch)

​Oakland

​(510) 371-4465

​Contra Costa

​HIV Education & Prevention Project of Alameda County (HEPPAC)

​Richmond, Bay Point, Pittsburg

​(510) 703-2132

​El Dorado​Sierra Harm Reduction Coalition (SHRC)​Placerville​(530) 344-3461
​Fresno​Fresno Needle Exchange​Fresno​(559) 412-6226
​Humboldt ​Redwoods Rural Health Center
​Redway​(707) 923-2783

Humboldt​

North Coast AIDS Project (NorCAP)​Eureka, Arcata, Hoopa, Fortuna, McKinleyville, Garberville, Loleta​(707) 268-2132 ​
Humboldt​Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction (HACHR)​​Eureka, Arcata, Orick, Fortuna, McKinleyville, Willow Creek​(707) 407-6013

​Humboldt

K'ima:w Behavior Health​Hoopa​(530) 625-4261 ​
Inyo​
​Northern Inyo Healthcare District Harm Reduction Project​Bishop​(760) 873-2013
​Inyo and Mono
Skoden Native Harm Reduction Services​N/A​(760) 920-6636​
​Kern
​Bakersfield AIDS Project
The Exchange Program
Bakersfield​​(661) 742-3611

​Kern​

Clinica Sierra Vista ​Bakersfield​(661) 328-4283 ​
Kern​
Kern Syringe Disposal​ and Services Program
​Taft and Kern River Valley
(661) 868-8043​
​Kings​Kings County Needle Exchange Program​Hanford, Corcoran, Avenal​(559) 852-2578
​Lake​Any Positive Change
Lucerne and Lower Lake
​(707) 480-7319
​Lassen

Lassen Indian Health Center​

Susanville​(530) 251-5116​
​Los AngelesCommon Ground/Venice Family Clinic​​Venice, Los Angeles​(310) 314-5480

Los Angeles​

​LA Community Health Project​Los Angeles​(213) 568-3542
Los Angeles​​Bienestar Human Services Program​Los Angeles, Wilmington​(866) 590-6411

Los Angeles​

​Asian American Drug Abuse Program​Los Angeles

​(424) 331-5799

Los Angeles
​Tarzana Treatment Center, Inc.​Pacoima, Van Nuys, Conoga Park, Sylmar, Sun Valley​(818) 342-5897

Los Angeles​

​Homeless Health Care Los Angeles​Los Angeles ​(213) 617-8498
​Los Angeles
​Being Alive​West Hollywood​(323) 874-4322

​Los Angeles

The Sidewalk Project​Count and City of Los Angeles​(415) 966-6019 ​
Los Angeles
Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System ​Los Angeles​(323) 948-0444​
​MarinThe Spahr Center
​San Rafael​(415) 573-5407
​Mendocino​Mendocino County AIDS/Viral Hepatitis Network​Ukiah​(707) 462-1932
​Merced​Merced Needle Exchange​Merced​(209) 564-3500
​MonoMono County Harm Reduction Project​​Mammoth Lakes​(760) 924-1740
​Monterey ​Access Support Network​Salinas​(831) 781-3660
​Nevada
Yuba Harm Reduction Collective (YHRC)​Grass Valley, Nevada City​​(530) 362-8163
​Plumas​Plumas County Public Health Agency​Quincy, Chester, Portola ​(530) 283-6337
​Riverside
Desert AIDS Project (DAP Health) Syringe Services Program​Palm Springs​(760) 969-5742​
​Riverside
Inland Empire Harm Reduction​Riverside, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, Perris and unincorporated areas of Riverside County​(951) 364-5311​
​Sacramento​Gender Health Center
​Sacramento​(916) 455-2391

Sacramento​

​Harm Reduction Services
​Sacramento​(916) 456-4849

Sacramento​

​Safer Alternatives thru Networking and Education (SANE)​Sacramento​(916) 397-2434
​San Diego​Family Health Centers of San Diego​San Diego​(619) 515-2438

San Diego​

Harm  Reduction Coalition of San Diego (HRCSD)​​San Diego
​(619) 961-0527
​San Francisco​Alliance Health Project
​San Francisco​(415) 515-2438

​San Francisco​

​Homeless Youth Alliance​San Francisco​(415) 630-0744

​San Francisco​

​San Francisco AIDS Foundation​San Francisco​(415) 338-8159

​San Francisco​

​San Francisco Drug Users Union​San Francisco​(415) 969-5179

​San Francisco​

​St. James Infirmary​San Francisco​(415) 554-8494

​San Francisco​

​TRANS: THRIVE​San Francisco​(415) 257-7187

​San Francisco​

​Glide Harm Reduction Services​San Francisco​(415) 674-5185
​San Joaquin

Stockton Harm Reduction Program (SHRP) 

Stockton ​(209) 626-9668​
​San Luis Obispo
​SLO Bangers​San Luis Obispo​(805) 458-0123
​San Mateo​Be Safe! Syringe Access for Empowerment​San Mateo​(650) 619-9125
​Santa Barbara​Pacific Pride Foundation/The Right Outfit​Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Lompoc​(805) 963-3636
​Santa Clara​Santa Clara County Public Health Dept. Needle Exchange Program​San Jose, Sunnyvale, San Martin, Gilroy​(888) 792-3729
​Santa Cruz​Syringe Services Program​Santa Cruz, Watsonville​(831) 454-4329

​Santa Cruz​

Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County (HRCSCC)​Santa Cruz​​(831) 769-4700
​Shasta​Shasta County Syringe Exchange Program​Redding​(530) 225-5298
​Sierra​Sierra County Public Health & Social Services​Loyalton/Downieville​(530) 993-6700
​Siskiyou

Siskiyou County Syringe Services Program

(530) 841-2121

​Sonoma​Face to Face​Santa Rosa​(707) 544-1581

​Sonoma​

​Drug Abuse Alternatives Center (DAAC)​Santa Rosa, Glen Ellen, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Azure Acres ​(707) 562-2999 ext. 358

​Sonoma​

​West Coast Health Centers/Healthcare for the Homeless​Guerneville​(707) 824-3398
​Stanislaus
​St. Francis of Rome
​Riverbank
​(209) 869-2996

​Ventura

​Ventura County Syringe Replacement Program

​Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Paula, Simi Valley

​(805) 652-6267

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Pharmacy Syringe Access

As of January 1, 2015, any pharmacy in the state may sell an unlimited number of syringes to adults age 18 and older without a prescription. Adults may also purchase and possess an unlimited number of syringes for personal use without a prescription. Pharmacies are not required to sell syringes without a prescription, and many pharmacies are still unaware of the law that encourages nonprescription syringe sale. The California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS is advising pharmacies that participate in California's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) to sell syringes without a prescription, and many have begun to offer the service. To find an ADAP pharmacy near you, use the pharmacy locator. Enter your zip code and call the pharmacy listed to ask if they provide nonprescription syringe sales.

Pharmacy Locator​

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​Contact Information

To contact the CDPH/Office of AIDS Harm Reduction Unit, please email sspinfo@cdph.ca.gov ​​

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