Needle exchanges
Free needle exchange services exist all over the country - most drug agencies have one and many pharmacies offer them too.

Needle exchanges are free, most are anonymous and all are confidential. When you use them, get enough syringes to last until you can get back.

Needle exchanges have two functions: to give out sterile injecting equipment and to provide a safe place to dispose of used works.

In the UK you can get clean equipment at most exchanges without returning used works. But, because of the public fear of finding used works, the future of needle exchanges, to some extent, depends on the ‘return rate’ - the number of sharpsafe containers returned to needle exchanges.

So if you want to see your needle exchange service survive, please take back your used works in the sharpsafe container they give you.

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