Illinois Harm Reduction & Recovery Resource Library

• Find a map of Illinois syringe exchange programs near you.

• Not in Illinois? Visit the North American Syringe Exchange Network (NASEN) for more info.

• Trans Needle Exchange

  • "Non-profit mail-based service providing free HRT needle supplies for trans folk who cannot access or afford their own."​

• Find supplies near you or get them delivered from NEXT Distro.

Access wound care services and resources from our member organizations:

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• Live4Lali: Wound care kit delivery & mail-out service. Fill out this form to request supplies.

• Community Outreach Intervention Projects (COIP): Wound care services available on COIP's mobile outreach unit and at 4756 W. Madison, Chicago, IL from 11am-4pm on Mondays & Fridays*

(*as of 5/6/2022)

• The Porchlight Collective SAP offers wound care supplies, education, and point-of-care wound services by appointment to Madison County, St. Clair County, and Jersey County, Illinois. Visit their website to set up an appointment.

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Wound Care Guides & Information:

• Better Vein Care Guide (in English, Spanish, Romanian, and Croatian): Chicago Recovery Alliance

• Wound & Abscess Care: NEXTDistro

  • ASL Wound Care Video: NEXTDistro​

• Wound Care Zine: Harm Reduction Action Center

• Skin Care Guide for People Who Inject Drugs: New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition

• Find a MAT/MAR Provider: Illinois Helpline for Opioids & Other Substances

• Medication-Assisted Recovery: Rethink Recovery Illinois

• Digital Recovery Support Toolkit: IDHS/SUPR

• Peer Recovery Support Services Info: IDHS/SUPR

• ​Drug-Induced Homicide Defense Toolkit: Health in Justice Action Lab

• Which States Protect Your Right to Communicate after Arrest? Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts

• Know Your Rights! Sex Worker Outreach Project Chicago (SWOP)

• Marijuana Use in Illinois - Your Rights: ACLU of Illinois

• Legality of Dispensing Naloxone to Minors in Illinois: Network for Public Health Law

• Legalization of Marijuana in Illinois Fact Sheet: Access to Justice/Chicago Legal Protection Fund Community Navigator Program

• Being held in pre-trial detention in Cook County? Your friends and family can request financial assistance from the Chicago Community Bond Fund.

• Overdose Prevention Sites Advocacy Toolkit: Illinois Harm Reduction & Recovery Coalition

• Effectiveness of Syringe Service Programs: Centers for Disease Control

• Action Center: ACLU of Illinois

• Drug Overdose Statistics Fact Sheet: Drug Policy Alliance

• Counting the Costs: 50 Years of the War on Drugs: Count the Costs & Transform Drug Policy Foundation

• Dismantling the Drug War in States: A Comprehensive Framework for Drug Decriminalization and Shifting to a Public Health Approach: Drug Policy Alliance

• Model Resolution to Advance Sensible Drug Policy: Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)

• Homelessness and Harm Reduction: National Harm Reduction Coalition

• San Francisco Fentanyl Test Strip Pilot Report: National Harm Reduction Coalition

• Practice Recommendations for Drug and Fentanyl Testing: IDHS/SUPR

• Illinois HIV/AIDS/STD Services Referral Database: Center on Halsted

• Sex Workers Outreach Project Chicago: SWOP-Chicago

• Sex Work and Harm Reduction: National Harm Reduction Coalition

• Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is an opioid overdose reversal drug that can save lives. Check out our Illinois map to find naloxone near you!

• Find naloxone/Narcan near you or get it delivered from NEXT Distro.

• Expired Naloxone Guidance: Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (IDHS/SUPR)

• COVID-19 and Safer Use Guide: National Harm Reduction Coalition

• Viral Hepatitis and COVID-19 Clinical Resources: National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable

• COVID-19 and Stimulant Use Tip Sheet: National Harm Reduction Coalition

• Safe(r) Party Handbook: Your Essential Guide to Safer Celebrations: JOLT Foundation

• Safer Use for College Students: San Francisco State University

• Drug Checking + Test Kit Info: Dancesafe

• How to Use Naloxone & Naloxone Info: Drug Policy Alliance

• A Guide to Using Alone, By People Who Use Drugs: Project SAFE & Vital Strategies

• Fentanyl & Overdose Prevention Guide: National Harm Reduction Coalition

• How to Use Fentanyl Test Strips: Cook County Department of Public Health

• Safer Drug Use Guide: San Francisco AIDS Foundation

• Harm Reduction for Benzos (English): NEXTDistro

• Harm Reduction for Benzos (Spanish): NEXTDistro

• Don't Use Alone Hotline + Chat: Never Use Alone

• ​Trans LifeCare (Housing, Legal, Medical, Sexual Health, and Employment Programs): Chicago House

• Central Illinois Trans Resource List: Phoenix Center

• Chicagoland Resources for Trans and Gender Nonconforming Folx: The List

• Psychedelic Queer Resources: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)

• Transgender Health Injection Guide: Fenway Health

• Name Change Toolkit: Equality Illinois

• Free HIV and Hepatitis C Testing: Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN)

• Trans Youth Handbook: Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic

• Legal Support, Advocacy, and Criminal Legal Services: Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois

• Navigating the Harm Reduction Funding Landscape: NASTAD

• A Guide to Establishing Syringe Services Programs in Rural, At-Risk Areas: Comer Family Foundation

• Medication-Assisted Recovery Resources for Providers: IL Helpline

• Become a Drug Overdose Prevention Program: IDHS/SUPR

• A Technical Package for Syringe Service Providers: Centers for Disease Control

• Sustainable Funding for Harm Reduction Programs: National Harm Reduction Coalition

• Ready 4 Change: Succession Planning & Leadership Transition for Harm Reduction Programs: Balanced Imperfection, Comer Family Foundation & AIDS United

• Boston Harm Reduction Toolkit: City of Boston

• Responding to an Overdose with Naloxone: Cook County Department of Public Health

• Naloxone & Overdose Response Training Videos: stopoverdose.org

• 911 Good Samaritan Law: JOLT Harm Reduction Foundation

• Uso de la naloxona para revertir la sobredosis: Chicago Recovery Alliance

• Overamping (Stimulant Overdose): NEXTDistro

• Opioid Overdose Basics: National Harm Reduction Coalition