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Harm Reduction & Safety

Keeping people alive and safer around drugs in Boulder, Longmont and Denver.

Quick picks (tap and go)

These are the main spots for syringes, safer-use supplies, and free naloxone.

How to use this page

This page is for people who use drugs, or care about someone who does, and want to lower the risk of overdose, infection or arrest – without judgment.

  • Use the quick links above if you just need a map or website fast.
  • Tap open the details below if you want more info about a place before you go.
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Boulder & Longmont harm reduction

The Works Program – Boulder County Public Health

The Works is Boulder County’s main syringe service / harm reduction program. They provide sterile supplies for injecting, smoking and snorting drugs, plus overdose prevention materials like naloxone, education and referrals to care. 0

Good for: New syringes, works, safer-smoking supplies, sharps disposal, Narcan, testing and connection to services.

Locations: (check their site or call for up-to-date hours)

  • Boulder Works – Broadway Clinic
    3482 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304
    Google Maps
  • Longmont Works – Coffman
    529 Coffman St #200, Longmont, CO 80501
    Google Maps
  • Works @ Mental Health Partners – Airport Rd
    3180 Airport Rd, Boulder, CO 80301
    Google Maps

Works Program info (Boulder County)

Free Naloxone (Narcan) – Boulder County Public Health

Boulder County Public Health offers naloxone (Narcan) and overdose education, including free prescriptions / kits for people at risk and people around them. 1

Good for: Anyone using opioids or fentanyl, or anyone who might be around an overdose.

Naloxone info & training

You-CAN Campaign – Narcan & Fentanyl Test Strips

The You-CAN campaign builds a network of free Narcan nasal spray kits and fentanyl test strips across Boulder and Broomfield counties – at clinics, community organizations and more. 2

Good for: Narcan and test strips in lots of everyday places, not only at a syringe program.

See You-CAN locations & resources

Youth Opioid Overdose Prevention (YOOP)

YOOP is a Boulder County program run by youth and adult educators that offers Narcan trainings designed specifically for youth and young adults. Trainings are free and include food. 3

Good for: Teens / young adults, schools, youth groups who want honest info and Narcan training.

YOOP program info

CU Boulder – Free Overdose Prevention Supplies

CU Boulder offers free overdose prevention supplies (Narcan, fentanyl test strips) and education to students and the campus community. 4

Good for: Students and people who spend time on campus.

Search “CU Boulder free overdose prevention supplies” or check the Health & Wellness site for current pick-up locations.

Denver & Front Range harm reduction

Harm Reduction Action Center (HRAC) – Denver

HRAC is Colorado’s largest public health agency specifically serving people who inject drugs. Their fixed site in Denver provides syringe access, safer-use supplies, health education, outreach and more. 5

Good for: Syringes, safer-use supplies, Narcan, support and connection to care in central Denver.

Address: 112 E 8th Ave, Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-572-7800
Website · Google Maps

Access Point Colorado – Colorado Health Network

Access Point runs harm reduction / syringe access programs through Colorado Health Network in several cities. They provide syringes, safer-use supplies, Narcan and testing. 6

Good for: Front Range folks outside Boulder who need a local syringe program.

Check Access Point locations & hours

Denver Overdose Education & Naloxone Distribution

The City & County of Denver’s Community & Behavioral Health division runs an overdose education and naloxone distribution program, along with other harm reduction strategies. 7

Good for: Overdose education, Narcan access and links to care in Denver.

Denver overdose prevention page

Statewide Harm Reduction & Naloxone Finder

HarmReduction.org runs a national map of programs that give out free naloxone and often other harm reduction supplies. You can search by state or ZIP to find the closest site. 8

Good for: When you’re outside Boulder/Denver or traveling.

Open the Harm Reduction Finder

Street-level safety tips

None of this is medical advice. It’s just the basics that keep people alive a little more often:

  • Never use alone if you can help it. If you have to, have someone check on you.
  • Carry Narcan if you can, and let people around you know you have it.
  • Test small, go slow, especially with new batches or new plugs.
  • Use clean supplies every time you can – syringes, cookers, water, filters, pipes.
  • If someone is turning blue or not breathing, call 911 and give Narcan. Colorado has a 911 Good Samaritan law that protects people who call for help during an overdose. 9