Syringe Exchange
RAAN's Syringe Services Programs provide sterile injection supplies to injection drug users in Northeastern & Southeastern Minnesota.
Equipment provided includes, but is not limited to: clean syringes, tourniquets, cottons, cookers, sterile water, alcohol wipes and antibiotics. These locations also provide disposal of used syringes in compliance with federal and state biohazard requirements.
RAAN offers syringe exchange services in our Duluth, Mankato, and Virginia offices. These harm reduction programs also offer free HIV and Hepatitis C testing with referrals to local infectious disease clinics for confirmatory tests and treatment for reactive results.