Access Point - Syringe Exchange - Colorado Health Network Inc.
Our programs offer sterile syringes and other equipment to ensure safer use and reduce the transmission of illnesses such as HIV and Hepatitis C. Participants have access to safe disposal containers for used needles and syringes, which help prevent needlestick injuries among first responders and the public.
Denver City Council votes to allow for more needle exchange …
2 days ago · Denver may soon make it easier to open “needle exchange” facilities where people who inject drugs can trade dirty syringes for clean ones. Denver City Council voted 8-5 Monday to pass an ...
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston vetoes new needle exchange …
18 hours ago · Three needle exchange programs operate in Denver, with the first opening in 2011 because of limitations in state law. Denver City Council approved the measure on an 8-5 vote on Monday.
Denver City Council passes bill increasing access to needle exchange ...
1 day ago · DENVER, Colorado — Denver City Council passed an ordinance Monday that may increase accessibility to needle exchange services in the future. If signed by Mayor Mike Johnston, it would drop the ...
Denver law would allow unlimited needle exchange sites — …
20 hours ago · An expansion of a Denver law from the late ’90s will allow for unlimited needle exchange sites across the city and remove a previously required restraint on proximity to schools and daycares.
Harm Reduction Action Center
The Harm Reduction Action Center promotes public health by ensuring that people who inject drugs are educated and equipped with the tools to reduce the spread of communicable diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C and to eliminate the proliferation of fatal overdoses.
Denver approves expansion of needle exchange law, allowing …
1 day ago · More needle exchange programs could soon be allowed in Denver after the City Council on Monday approved a new ordinance paving the way for them. Only three needle exchanges have been permitted to ...
Reducing infections from injection drug use | Colorado …
The goal of syringe service programs is to reduce harms associated with drug use including injection-related health risks and overdose. A Colorado pharmacist or pharmacy technician may also sell a nonprescription syringe or needle to any person.
Denver City Council members aim to allow more needle exchange …
2 days ago · Denver would eliminate its limit on the number of needle exchange programs that can operate in the city and remove restrictions on their location under a new ordinance set for a final vote Monday.
Get free sterile syringes and injection equipment
CHN’s Syringe Access Programs (SAP) is an anonymous program offering unused sterile syringes and injection equipment at no cost. No photo ID is required. SAP is a harm reduction service implemented to reduce the spread of HIV, HCV and other infections. Click to visit link - https://coloradohealthnetwork.org/.../
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