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Needle Exchange in Santa Cruz - Call 831 239 0657
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You can get Narcan/naloxone (the overdose antidote) at all our exchange sites. And yes, it's legal!
The schedule:
SANTA CRUZ
Tuesdays 6.30 - 8.30 pm
Fridays 6.30 - 8.30 pm (with HIV and HEP-C testing)
Laundry parking lot
Barson & Bixby, Lower Ocean St.
Sundays 11.30 am - 12.30 pm (with HIV and HEP-C testing)
Emeline - the County Public Health complex. We're beside the warehouse in the top right corner. Call if you need directions.
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HOME DELIVERIES/MOBILE EXCHANGE
Thursday evenings. Call 831 239 0657 before 6pm on Thursday if you need a delivery at your home, or in a parking lot somewhere. Leave a name and number so we can call you back. Let us know if it's OK to leave a phone message when we call back (if you don't, we won't).
We'll call back around 6.30pm to check what you need and where to meet.
Please (please!) call before 6pm latest, as we need to plan the route for the evening. If you call later, we may not be able to help you out.
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WATSONVILLE
We have a volunteer who runs a "satellite" exchange for folks in Watsonville. Leave us a message at 831 431 7138 and we'll hook you up.
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PHARMACIES
The pharmacies listed below will sell up to 30 syringes (from January 1, 2012) per person without a prescription. Customers will be offered a FREE mini sharps container (holds 10-15 syringes.) The sharps containers (provided by County Public Health) are labeled with the SOS Exchange number and the County HIV Testing Number (for HIV testing and treatment referrals.)
CVS - 1750 41st Ave. Capitola
CVS - 1700 Mission St. Santa Cruz
CVS - 6247 Graham Hill Rd. Felton
Rite Aid - 1475 41st Ave. Capitola
Rite Aid - 1988 Freedom Blvd. Watsonville
Rite Aid - 6123 Highway 9, Felton
Watsonville Pharmacy - 1433 Freedom Blvd. Watsonville
Walgreens - 1718 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz
Westside Pharmacy - 1401 Mission St. Santa Cruz
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