How to Access Clean Needles in Vermont
Sterile syringes are available at pharmacies throughout Vermont, and are available without a prescription. Syringes cost approximately 50 cents per syringe or approximately $4.00 for a box of 10.
Syringe Exchange Programs (SEP) are located in Burlington, St. Johnsbury, White River Junction and Brattleboro. Possession of needles and syringes as part of a SEP is not in violation of Vermont’s paraphernalia law. Syringe exchange in these locations is free, legal and anonymous.
Call these locations for more information on days and times
Green Mountain Needle Co-op
Safe Recovery Support and Education
M-F 1pm – 5pm, other times by appointment
28 Pine Street (downtown between Pearl St. and Cherry St.)
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 860-3567
tomd@howardcenter.org
VT CARES
St. Johnsbury Needle Exchange
Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m., or by appointment
1290 Hospital Drive Suite 1
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 748-9061
ACORN
SEP through the Good Neighbor Clinic
70 North Main Street
White River Junction, Vermont
(603) 448-8887 or 1 (800) 816-2220
VT Harm Reduction Coalition
Call for hours
167 Main Street, Suite 304
Brattleboro, VT
(802) 251-0066
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