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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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tri-County CommUNITY Recovery website: www.tcmhs.org  Hours: Monday-Friday 12-3p Call ahead for hours |
1155 Lisbon Street Lewiston, ME 04240 |
(888) 304-4673 |
| Church of Safe Injection website: www.churchofsafeinjection.org Call ahead for hours |
195 Main Street Lewiston, ME 04240 |
(207) 241-2537 |
| Cumberland County | ||
| India Street Harm Reduction Center Website: amistadmaine.org Hours: MF: 10-4p |
103 India Street Portland, ME 04101 |
(207) 232-4707 (call/text/signal M-F) |
| 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 |
| Portland Public Health Syringe Service Program Outreach Location Hours: Mon/Wed 2-4p; Fri 1-3p, Sat 8-9am |
39 Forest Ave. Portland, ME 04101 |
(207) 756-8022 |
| Hancock County | ||
| Down East AIDS Network & the Health Equity Alliance Website: www.mainehealthequity.org Call ahead for hours |
5 Long Lane #1 Ellsworth, ME 04605 |
(207) 667-3506 |
| Kennebec County | ||
| Next Step Needle Exchange 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 |
| Next Step Needle Exchange 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 |
Intersection of Waldo Street & Cumberland Street Rumford, ME 04276 |
(207) 319-8823 |
| Penobscot County | ||
| Down East AIDS Network & the Health Equity Alliance Website: www.mainehealthequity.org Call ahead for hours. |
304 Hancock St, Suite 3B Bangor, ME 04401 |
(207) 990-3626 |
| Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness Website: wabanakiphw.org/ Call ahead for hours. |
157 Park St Bangor, ME 04401 |
(207) 992-0411 |
| Washington County | ||
| Maine Access Points website: www.maineaccesspoints.org Call ahead for hours. |
Waterfront Pier, Calais, ME 04619 |
(207) 370-1042 |
| Maine Access Points Website: www.maineaccesspoints.org Call ahead for hours. |
25 Main Street Unit #15, Machias, ME 04654 |
(207) 370-1042 |
| York County | ||
| Maine Access Points website: www.maineaccesspoints.org Call ahead for hours. |
Intersection of Weaver Drive & Heritage Crossing Sanford, ME 04073 |
(207) 370-4782 |
