Syringe Service Programs (SSPs) are effective community-based interventions that can prevent infectious diseases, link clients to treatment for substance use disorders, and can reduce overdose deaths among people who inject drugs. They do not increase illegal drug use or crime. Read more about SSPs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
SSPs offer free and anonymous services including syringes, supplies, overdose prevention resources, and other services in several communities around Vermont. Clients of SSPs are protected from our state’s paraphernalia law.
Sterile syringes are also available at pharmacies throughout Vermont without a prescription. However, individual pharmacists may choose not to sell them.
Find a Syringe Service Program
Please call before you go. Because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some services and sites normally offered by SSPs may not be available. We also recommend that you wear a cloth face mask and keep a social distance of six feet from others when you pick up your supplies. Find more information on preventing COVID-19.
AIDS Project of Southern Vermont
Brattleboro SSP
15 Grove Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Hours: Tuesdays, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Phone: 802-254-4444
Bennington SSP - Greater Bennington Interfaith Community Services, Inc. (GBICS)
121 Depot Street
Bennington, VT 05201
Hours: Wednesdays, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Phone: 802-440-6776
Howard Center Safe Recovery
45 Clarke Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (closed 12-1)
Phone: 802-488-6067
HIV/HCV Resource Center
White River Junction SSP- The Good Neighbor Clinic
70 North Main Street
White River Junction, Vermont
Hours: Walk-Ins: Tuesday, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm and Thursday 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Phone: 800-816-2220 or 603-448-8887
Springfield SSP- Springfield Health Center
100 River St.
Springfield, VT 05156
Hours (Wednesdays Only): Walk-Ins 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Phone: 603-448-8887
Vermont CARES
Barre SSP- People’s Health and Wellness Clinic
553 North Main St. #5
Barre, VT 05641
Hours: Mondays Walk-In, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm; mobile services available Monday-Friday (call 802-528-1139 to schedule an appointment)
Rutland SSP
1 Scale Avenue- Howe Center, Building #18 Suite #103 (In the back parking lot behind the Howe Center)
Rutland, VT 05701
Hours: Wednesday Walk-Ins, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm and Thursday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm; mobile services available Monday – Friday (call 802-528-1139 or 802-775-5884)
Phone: 802-775-5884 or 802-345-4601, ext. 4
St. Johnsbury SSP
1091 Hospital Drive, Suite 1
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Hours: Thursday Walk-Ins, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm; office appointments and mobile services available Monday - Friday
Phone: 802-748-9061 or 802-748-6802
Mobile Services (by county as available)
Serving Franklin, Grand Isle, Addison, Orleans, Lamoille, Essex, Rutland, Caledonia, Orange & Washington counties.
Hours: Available Monday - Friday from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm by appointment
Call: 802-345-4601
Morrisville - Betsy Perez Urology (51 Brigham Street, Morrisville): First Monday of the month 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (no appointment needed); mobile services available Monday - Friday (call to schedule appointment)
Phone: 802-748-6802 and 802-528-1139
Not sure which program is in your area? Call 802-565.LINK and ask for a syringe service program near you or search for a program here.
More Information
Vermont Operating Guidelines for Organized Community-based Safer Injection Support Programs
Vermont Statutes Related to Syringe Exchange Programs: