Baltimore City Health Department, Syringe Services Program & Staying Alive Program
https://health.baltimorecity.gov/hiv-std-services/community-risk-reduction
Resource Details
Alternate Name Baltimore City Needle Exchange Program, Community Risk Reduction Services; Baltimore City Health Department, Needle Exchange & Staying Alive Program;BCHD-Community Risk Reduction Services
Description SYRINGE SERVICES PROGRAM: Deploys mobile health vehicles throughout the City of Baltimore in order to provide community-based outreach, which includes onsite: counseling, testing and referral services (HIV, Syphilis screenings); Vaccines (Influenza, Hepatitis A, and COVID); health education and information on safe injection practices, risk and harm reduction, HIV and STD prevention, tuberculosis, and other health disparities; Care linkage services for substance use disorders treatment, sexually health and reproductive health services. Individuals can bring in used syringes for proper disposal and receive new ones or pick up new syringes as needed.

STAYING ALIVE PROGRAM: Provides training to community stakeholders, individuals, and organizations on how to recognize an opioid-related overdose and properly respond calling 911, administering rescue breathing and Naloxone (also known as Narcan). The program provides Naloxone to anyone in the community, free of charge. Also provides referrals to medication assisted treatment and other services for individuals with substance use disorders.

Baltimore City Health Department provides a Naloxone resource information page and a map that shows a list of pharmacies where individuals can get Narcan Nasal Spray (a formulation of naloxone): https://dontdie.org/get-naloxone/.
Defined coverage areas:
Maryland
 
Hours of operation:
Mon: 9AM 11:30PM
Tue: 9AM 11:30PM
Wed: 9AM 11:30PM
Thu: 9AM 11:30PM
Fri: 9AM 11:30PM
Sat: 9AM 4:30PM
Program
Eligibility Any IV drug user or HIV+ drug user; CTR services and vaccines are offered to the general public. Overdose Education and Narcan distribution services are offered to the general public.
Program Fees None.
Application Process Call for locations and times of mobile vans or overdose response trainings.
Documents Required Call for information.
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Contact Information
Fax Number 410-233-3602
Main 410-396-3733
East Van 410-371-2596
West Van 410-371-2547
Main Email Address communityriskreductionservices@baltimorecity.gov
Main Contact Name Jeffrey Long
Main Contact Title Deputy Director
Main Contact Phone 410-365-7404
Main Contact Email Address jeffrey.long@baltimorecity.gov
Director or Senior Administrator Name Derrick Hunt
Director or Senior Administrator Title Director
Director or Senior Administrator Phone 410-365-2401
Director or Senior Administrator Email Address derrick.hunt@baltimorecity.gov
Sites offering this Program 3000 Druid Park Drive