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Exchange old needles and receive new ones for free

San Francisco Community Health Center Information Status

Through the San Francisco Community Health Center's needle exchange and disposal program, people who inject drugs can access sterile equipment and can safely dispose of bio-waste. Used needles are disposed of in accordance with established biohazardous waste standards. Needle exchange programs are intended to prevent the spread of the HIV virus and other blood-borne diseases, such as Hepatitis B and C, among injection drug users and their sexual partners.
Available
Monday - Friday9 am - 12 pm

Drop In Hours.
  • ADA accessible
    Unknown
  • Citizenship
    No requirements
  • For Communities
    Asian-Pacific Islander, asylum seeker or asylee, individuals with HIV/AIDS, experiencing homelessness, immigrants
  • free
    Yes
  • Eligibility requirements
    None
  • Safe spaces
    LGBTQ Friendly, Transgender, Nonbinary & Gender Nonconfirming Friendly
  • Counties Served
    San Francisco, San Mateo

San Francisco Community Health Center

726 Polk St.

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