Contact Info
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
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.
- Minnesota Pharmacy Syringe/Needle 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.
Last Updated: 09/13/2024