Syringe Access & Disposal services are available at our 6th Street Center and mobile sites.
Safer injection supplies
Syringes in various sizes, disposal containers, cookers, cotton (small and large), alcohol wipes, sani hands, sterile water, saline, tourniquets (both latex and non-latex), and vitamin C.
Safer smoking supplies
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 and free safer sex supplies.
Call us at 415-818-7769, 7 am to 7 pm, Monday through Friday, and we will stop by to safely remove any syringes on the street. You can also report improperly discarded injection equipment to 311. If you see syringes on the street, do not touch or try to move them.
Every participant accessing supplies at one of our sites is provided with a medical waste container to dispose of syringes and information about where to safely drop off used sharps containers for disposal.
Keeping San Francisco safer for all means providing access to supplies that reduce the transmission of HIV and hepatitis C, as well as teaching everyone how to properly dispose of syringes and providing an on-demand disposal service.
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 Locations
Visit one of our locations to access safer substance use resources and supplies.
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.
