Syringe Service Programs

Please contact one of our partners to learn more about syringe service programs, HIV and Hepatitis C testing, and other services.

Need to safely discard syringes? You can contact any of the syringe service programs below for disposal. Additionally, if you can drop of syringes at any of the community sharps disposal sites in Lewiston (PDF), Portland (PDF), Westbrook (PDF), or Bangor. Get more information on safe disposal in Maine.

Reference this Community Sharps Disposal Toolkit (PDF) for more information.

Androscoggin County

Spurwink

Community Recovery 

Harm Reduction Services
website: https://spurwink.org/
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

1155 Lisbon Street
Lewiston, ME 04240

(207)-344-1934

Church of Safe Injection
website: www.churchofsafeinjection.org 
Call ahead for hours

195 Main Street
Lewiston, ME 04240

(207) 241-2537

Cumberland County

Commonspace
Website: https://www.commonspacemaine.org

103 India Street
Portland, ME 04101

(207) 773-1956

Portland Public Health Syringe Service Program ("The Exchange")
Website: www.portlandmaine.gov
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm 

39 Forest Ave.
Portland, ME 04101

(207) 756-8022

Church of Safe Injection
website: www.churchofsafeinjection.org 
Call ahead for hours

800 Main Street,      Westbrook, ME 04092 

(207) 241-2537

Franklin County

Franklin County Syringe Exchange 
website:  
Hours: 1st, 3rd and Last Wednesday of the Month

11am-3pm

105 Mt, Blue Circle, Suite 1, Farmington ME 04938

 

(207)-778-1015

Franklin County Syringe Exchange 
website:
Hours: 2nd Wednesday of the Month

11am-3pm

78 North Main Street, Strong, Maine 04983

 

(207)-778-1015

Kennebec County

MaineGeneral
Website:  www.mainegeneral.org
Hours: MTuTh: 8:30-4:30p, W: 11-4:30p, F-12:30-4:30p

9 Green Street, 2nd Floor
Augusta, ME 04330

(207) 621-3768

MaineGeneral
Website:  www.mainegeneral.org
Hours: MW: 8:30-4:30p, TuTh: 12:30-4:30p, F: 10-4:30p

Thayer Center for Health
149 North Street, Terrace Level, Room 0243
Waterville, ME 04901

(207) 861-5288

Oxford County

Maine Access Points
Website:  www.maineaccesspoints.org  
Call ahead for hours

218 Penobscot St,
Rumford, ME 04276

(207) 319-8284

Church of Safe Injection
website: www.churchofsafeinjection.org 
Call ahead for hours

Rumford

(207) 241-2537

Penobscot County

Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness
Website: https://wabanakiphw.org/departments/healing-and-recovery/harm-reduction-services/ 
Monday - Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.

304 Hancock Street
Bangor, ME 04401

(207) 299-6378

Needlepoint Sanctuary 

Website:  

Office @ UU Church, 120 Park St, Bangor 04401
Call ahead for hours.

Services @ Camp Hope in Bangor

207-307-7588

Piscataquis County

Needlepoint Sanctuary 

Website:  
Call ahead for hours.

38 E Main St, Milo, ME 

(207) 505-1510

Washington County

Maine Access Points
website: www.maineaccesspoints.org
Call ahead for hours.

Waterfront Pier
311 Main St., Calais, Maine 04619

(207) 319-0094

Maine Access Points
Website:  www.maineaccesspoints.org 
Hours: Wednesdays 12pm-4pm 

Thursdays 12pm-4pm. 

25 Main Street Unit #15,
Machias, ME 04654

(207) 319-0094

York County

Maine Access Points
website: www.maineaccesspoints.org 
Hours: Wednesdays 12pm-4pm 

 Fridays 11am-2pm

840 Main St, Sanford, ME 04073

(207) 370-4782