E S A P

Pharmacies registered in New York State's Expanded Syringe Access Demonstration Program (ESAP)may now sell or furnish up to 10 syringes at a time to adults, 18 years or older, without a prescription. Under this program, health care providers (doctors and others who can prescribe syringers) may also furnish syringers. Click here for more information.

Who We Are

Project Needle Smart offers awareness on poper access and disposal of needles and syringes. With Project Needle Smart you can prevent injury, illness and pollution.
GOT needles,
GET a free sharps container and
FIND the Drop Box at the site nearest you.

What To Do

• Do not re-cap, remove or bend needles
• Drop used syringe, with needle pointing down, into container
• Do not overfill container (3/4 full)
• Keep container out of reach of children
• Close and seal container
• Locate the nearest project Needle Smart site
• Drop your full container into the Drop Box and get a new free sharps container

Where To Go (Get a free sharps container)

Albany County

• Chazan Pharmacy - 31 New Scotland Ave. - Albany - (518) 462-0533
• Lincoln Pharmacy - 300 Morton Ave. - Albany - (518) 465-2253
• Center for Community Collaboration - 326 Clinton Ave. - (518) 462-6829

Fulton County

• Palmer Pharmacy - 2 East Main Street - Johnstown - (518) 762-8319
• Del Negro's Pharmacy - 47 South Main Street - Gloversville - (518) 725-0615

Montgomery County

• Amsterdam Memorial Hospital - State Highway 30 - Amsterdam - (518) 841-3717
• Tag's Pharmacy - 101 Guy Park Ave. - Amsterdam - (518) 843-5406
• Kinney Drugs - 12 Park Place - St. Johnsville - (518) 568-2200
• Centro Civico Of Amsterdam, Inc. - 143-145 E. Main Street - Amsterdam - (518) 842-3762

Schenectady County

• Aumiller's Pharmacy - 1340 State Ave. - Schenectady - (518) 3932173
• Kmart - Rotterdam Mall - 372-2256

Update: The phone number listed in the current commercial available above is incorrect. Please call Julia at (518)842-3762 x233 for more information

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