Syringe Access & Disposal

Safer Drug Use Supplies

Get the supplies you need to reduce your risk. We provide safer injection supplies like cookers, cotton (small and large), alcohol wipes, sani hands, sterile water, saline, tourniquets (both latex and non-latex), and vitamin C. You can also get safer smoking supplies like aluminum foil, pipe covers and brillo, wound care and medical supplies like gauze, medical tape, hot hands (instant hot compress), Band-Aids, saline, and triple antibiotic ointment.

We carry syringes for IV use in the following sizes, and syringes for intramuscular injection. We also have free disposal containers on hand for your use.

  • 1cc 28 gauge ½ inch
  • 1cc 27 gauge 5/8 inch
  • 1cc 29 gauge ½ inch
  • 1cc 30 gauge ½ inch
  • 1cc 31 gauge 5/16 inch
  • 1/2cc 28 gauge ½ inch

We also have free safer sex supplies available. Get condoms, receptive condoms, dental dams, and lube (water based and silicone).


Hours at the Harm Reduction Center Mobile Site Times & Locations

Our Services

Opiate Use Support Overdose prevention, safer injection and other harm reduction resources   Cocaine & Crack Use Support Harm reduction resources and safer use supplies for people who use stimulants.   Meth Use Support Free services and support for people looking to change their relationship to meth, speed, etc.   Overdose Prevention Fentanyl test strips, Narcan (naloxone) and safer drug practice info to prevent and reverse overdose   Suboxone Suboxone opioid replacement therapy is for people wanting to stop or reduce use of heroin or other opiates.   Substance Use Treatment No-judgement counseling and treatment for people interested in changing their relationship to drugs & alcohol   Syringe Pick Up Crew Report improperly discarded syringes and our crew will respond promptly and properly dispose of them.   Hepatitis C Free hepatitis C testing & treatment for people who formerly or currently inject, with social & group support   HIV & STI Testing Free testing for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at multiple locations across San Francisco  

Our Locations

Visit one of our locations to access safer substance use resources and supplies.

Harm Reduction Center

The Harm Reduction Center is place of welcome and a pathway to improved health and healing. Located in the Tenderloin/SoMa neighborhood, the Harm Reduction Center provides health services, specialized programming, and supplies that help people who inject drugs manage their health and prevent overdose and the transmission of HIV and hepatitis C.

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Mobile health services, syringe access & disposal

Find safer injection and disposal supplies and services that help you manage your health, prevent overdose and stop the transmission of HIV and hepatitis C.

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Related Programs

Syringe Access Collaborative Sites

Homeless Youth Alliance

558 Clayton at Haight

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm. Harm reduction supplies, medical care, and linkage to care. 

Mission Neighborhood Resource Center, 165 Capp St.

Thursdays, 5 pm – 7 pm during Ladies Night. Harm reduction supplies and linkage to care.  

St. James Infirmary

Mobile Services at Willow Alley, between Polk & Van Ness

Tuesdays, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm. Syringe access and disposal; bagged lunches; nurse practitioner and nurse available with Street Medicine medical care services.

Hope Center, 253 Hyde Street

Thursdays, 1 pm – 4 pm. Services for women and TGNCI+ people. Syringe access and disposal; linkage to services provided through the Hope Center; nurse practitioner available with Street Medicine medical care services.

234 Eddy Street

Fridays, 6 pm – 8 pm. Syringe access and disposal; warm meals; nurse available with Street Medicine medical care services.

GLIDE

GLIDE, 330 Ellis St. (Taylor St. side of Glide)

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Fridays, 9 am – 1 pm. Syringe access and disposal services.

GLIDE, 330 Ellis St., mobile van

Monday – Friday, 9 am – 1 pm. Health services navigation.

GLIDE, 330 Ellis St., Check in at SAS desk

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 9 am – 1 pm. HIV, HCV, and STI testing.

GLIDE, 330 Ellis St., next to SAS desk

Monday – Friday, 9 am – 1 pm. Medication assisted treatment (MAT)

GLIDE, 330 Ellis St., next to SAS desk

Friday, 9 am – 1 pm. Street medicine medical services.

Tenderloin neighborhood outreach

On foot – Weds, 11 am – 1 pm; With the mobile van – Fridays, 10 am – 12 pm.