Links to different local and national resources.
Twin Cities Syringe Service Programs (updated December 2024)
Greater MN Syringe Service Programs (updated December 2024)
Twin Cities Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Resources
Twin Cities Drug Use Counseling and Support Resources
Handbook of the Streets Minneapolis 2023-24, Saint Paul 2024-25
Healthcare for the Homeless – Hennepin County Minnesota
Minnesota Community Care – Ramsey County Minnesota
Xylazine, also known as “Tranq,” is a veterinary sedative that is being mixed into drugs like fentanyl. It is not an opioid, but if you suspect an overdose, still use naloxone.
Xylazine can cause wounds, heavy sedation, and other serious health issues. Some clinics and syringe service programs offer test strips to check if your drugs contain xylazine.
Xylazine Info Sheet – National Harm Reduction Coalition.
Xylazine in Minnesota – Minnesota Department of Health
Paraphernalia: Minnesota legalized possession and distribution of drug paraphernalia such as bongs, pipes, foil, syringes, and needles. Additionally, any drug residue within these items is also decriminalized. All testing supplies–like fentanyl or xylazine test strips–are legalized.
Read the law here.
Steve’s Law: A person overdosing and one person who stays and calls 911 for help are granted limited immunity from prosecution for using or possessing drugs (up to 3 grams). They are not protected from outstanding warrants or other illegal behaviors, and it doesn’t apply to other bystanders.
Read the law here.
Cannabis: Minnesota residents 21 and older can possess up to two ounces of marijuana flower in public, and up to two pounds in private. This also automatically expunges some marijuana convictions while setting up a review board for others. The expunging will not be immediate and may take many months.
Read more here.
Youth-Centered Harm Reduction Resources – StreetWorks’ resource guide
US Map of all Syringe Service Programs – NASEN
Drug testing supplies – DanceSafe
National Community-Based Naloxone Finder – National Harm Reduction Coalition
Never Use Alone Nationwide Hotline: 877-696-1996
The Brave App: Brave is a free, anonymous phone app that connects you to a Brave Supporter if you have to use alone. If you become unresponsive, the Supporter will follow a rescue plan you set (such as call my roommate, call 911, or call my roommate and 911).
Drug User Unions – Drug use and sex work harm reduction advocacy, education, and support
Resource Directory – Drug Policy Alliance
Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit – National Harm Reduction Coalition
Drug Duration Calculator – Information on how long the effects of different drugs last, and how long they stay in the body
Guide to Safer Meth Smoking – Northpoint, In n’ Out SSP
Guide to Safer Crack Smoking – Northpoint, In n’ Out SSP
How to wash your meth in acetone – Northpoint, In n’ Out SSP
Safer Inhaling Guide – Ontario Harm Reduction Network
Safer Foil Smoking – CATIE
Basics of Safer Injecting – National Harm Reduction Coalition
Getting Off Right: A Safety Manual for Injection Drug Users – National Harm Reduction Coalition
Safe(r) Drug Use 101 – National Harm Reduction Coalition
Finding Veins – Peer Based Harm Reduction Washington
Safer Snorting – CATIE
Xylazine Test Strip Instructions – Steve Rummler HOPE Network
Fentanyl Test Strip Information – Steve Rummler HOPE Network
Gender Affirming Harm Reduction, A Toolkit for SSPs – Lighthouse Learning Collective
Wound Care & Medical Triage for People Who Use Drugs – National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
An introductory guide to assessing and understanding common wounds with people who use drugs – NEXT distro
HIV Facts – a zine from Southside Harm Reduction
Recommendations for Caring for Xylazine Wounds – Philadelphia Department of Health