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Syringe Access and Disposal

  • Syringe Access and Disposal Home
  • List of Participating Pharmacies
  • MN Pharmacy Syringe Access Initiative
  • Syringe Services Programs (SSPs)
  • SSP Network Calendar

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Syringe Access and Disposal

  • Syringe Access and Disposal Home
  • List of Participating Pharmacies
  • MN Pharmacy Syringe Access Initiative
  • Syringe Services Programs (SSPs)
  • SSP Network Calendar

Related Topics

  • HIV/AIDS Home
  • Opioid Overdose Prevention
  • Novel Substances
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Contact Info

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Syringe Access and Disposal

Information on syringe access and syringe services programs.

Syringe access: purchase new syringes

  • List of Participating Pharmacies: Syringe Access Initiative
    How to access new syringes without a prescription.
    • Minnesota Pharmacy Syringe/Needle Access Initiative
      Information about the Minnesota law that allows pharmacies to sell new syringes to individuals without a prescription.
    • Pharmacy Registration or Removal: Syringe Access Initiative Form
      Online form for pharmacies participating in the syringe access initiative.

Safe disposal: storage or destruction of needles

  • MPCA: Disposal Options for Needles and Syringes (PDF)
    Information from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on storage or destruction of needles.

Syringe Service Programs (SSPs)

  • Syringe Services Programs (SSP): Reducing harms associated with substance use disorder 
    Syringe Services Programs provide services to reduce the harms associated with drug use, and prevent HIV and viral hepatitis infections.
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Last Updated: 09/13/2024

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