Syringe Exchange Services in California Currently there are 37 programs in California which provide syringe exchange services. Many have fixed locations, but others operate at various locations and times throughout the week. In addition to the program listing provided below, the following link provides information on syringe exchange sites and times in Northern California: San Francisco Bay Area Wide Syringe Exchange List. Syringe exchange hours and locations in Los Angeles can be found by calling the toll-free needle exchange line, at 888-LANEX85. For information for other areas, and for the most up-to-date information on programs in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area, contact the programs listed below.
California Syringe Exchange Programs County
Alameda Alameda
Program Needle Exchange Emergency Distribution (NEED) HIV Education & Prevention Project of Alameda County (HEPPAC) Points of Distribution
Alameda Contra Costa Fresno Humboldt Humboldt Humboldt Humboldt Lake
Tri-City Health Center HEPPAC – see Alameda Fresno Needle Exchange Redwoods Rural Health Center United Indian Health Services North Coast AIDS Project (NorCAP) Mobile Medical Office Any Positive Change
Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Marin
Common Ground Clean Needles Now Bienestar Human Services Program Asian American Drug Abuse Program Tarzana Treatment Center, Inc. Homeless Health Care Los Angeles Marin AIDS Project Mendocino County AIDS Volunteer Network (MCAVN)
Alameda
Mendocino Monterey Sacramento/ Yolo County Sacramento/ Yolo County San Diego
City
Phone
Berkeley
510-463-1843
Oakland Oakland
510-434-0307 888-868-5148 510-713-6690 x2
Fremont Fresno Redway Arcata Eureka Eureka Lower Lake Santa Monica Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Reseda Los Angeles San Rafael
559-445-0425 707-923-2783 707-825-5070 707-268-2132 707-443-4666 707-993-2932
Ukiah
707-463-8577
Central Coast HIV/AIDS Services (CCHAS)
Monterey
831-394-4747
Harm Reduction Services Safer Alternatives Through Networking and Education (SANE) Family Health Centers of San Diego, HIV Prevention Center
Sacramento
916-456-4849
Sacramento
916-734-7233
San Diego
619-515-2586
310-314-5480 213-483-5846 323-752-3100 323-294-4932 818-343-5897 213-617-8408 415-457-2487