Syringe Access Exchange Program – Kenton County
Services are available at the St. Elizabeth Healthcare, 1500 James Simpson Jr. Way, from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays. All participants must be in line by 3:30 pm to be seen. The syringe access exchange program is open to residents of Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton counties who inject drugs. Services offered include:
- Clean needles and injection equipment on a one-for-one basis
- Safe disposal of contaminated equipment
- Naloxone overdose reversal kits (see above)
- Referrals to addiction treatment
- HIV testing
- Hepatitis C testing