Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) provide comprehensive harm reduction services including providing free sterile needles, syringes, and other injection equipment; safe disposal containers; HIV and viral hepatitis testing and linkage to treatment; overdose prevention and education; referrals to substance use disorder treatment, medical providers, and social services; and HIV, STIs, and viral hepatitis prevention education.
The map below shows the counties and agencies where SSPs are located in Tennessee.
The table below provides contact and location information for each agency approved to operate an SSP in Tennessee. Operating days and times are subject to change.
For more information, email ssp.health@tn.gov.
| County |
Agency Name |
Address |
Phone number |
Operating Hours |
833 Cosby Hwy
Newport, TN 37821 Dyer 237 Hermitage Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210 766 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy
Greeneville, TN 37745 Mon–Fri: 11AM–11PM 4001 Rossville Blvd
Chattanooga, TN 37403 <a href="https://choicehealthnetwork.org/services/harm-reduction/" target="_blank">1st and 3rd Tues: 1–3PM
Check the website for service times.</a> Tues & Thurs
Call for operating hours (423) 834-7374 Thurs: 2–8PM Cocke 95 Wallace Road
Nashville, TN 37211 (901) 614-9906 633 Thompson Lane
Nashville, TN 37204 4100 Maynardville Hwy
Maynardville, TN 37807 3317 N Broadway
Knoxville, TN 37917 Last Fri of each month: 5–11AM 220 Northcrest Drive
Springfield, TN 37172 Hawkins 1326B Rosa L. Parks Blvd
Nashville, TN 37208 99 Carroll St
Nashville, TN 37210 (615) 259-7676 615 N State of Franklin Rd
Johnson City, TN 37604 Meharry Medical College – HOPE Sat: 11AM–1PM Tues: 6–8PM Mon–Fri: 8:30AM–4:30PM Robertson Tennessee Recovery Alliance Mon: 6:30–8PM 2554 East Magnolia Ave
Knoxville, TN 37914 <a href="https://choicehealthnetwork.org/services/harm-reduction/" target="_blank">Fri: 10AM–4PM
Check the website for service times.</a> Fri: 6–10PM Union Washington For established patients 4017 TN-66
Rogersville, TN 37857 Mon-Fri: 11am – 3pm
Open after hours on appointment basis, please call for nontraditional hours Next Step Initiative <a href="https://choicehealthnetwork.org/services/harm-reduction/" target="_blank">4th Tues of each month: 1–3PM
Check the website for service times.</a> STIX Exchange – Children and Family Services Mon: 10AM–2PM
Please call for services 4159 Willow Lake Blvd
Memphis, TN 38118 (865) 437-8358 611 Citico Street
Knoxville, TN 37921 By appointment only A Betor Way (865) 208-7356 403 Gallatin Pike S
Madison, TN 37115 (901) 675-3020 901 Harm Reduction Live Free Claiborne Wed: 10AM–12PM
Please call for services (615) 761-4474 <a href="https://choicehealthnetwork.org/services/harm-reduction/" target="_blank">2nd Tues of each month: 12–3PM
Check the website for service times.</a> 2nd Wed of each month: 5–7PM 1216 Cedar Fork Road
Tazewell, TN 37879 3540 Summer Ave, Suite 311
Memphis, TN 38122 602 Citico Street
Knoxville, TN 37921 (423) 439-7532 Greene Claiborne Mon–Fri: 9AM–5PM (901) 476-2364 (901) 686-4336 or (901) 614-9906 (901) 281-6468 204 N Second St
Memphis, TN 38105 Partnership to End AIDS Status (PEAS) Knox Mon, Wed, Thurs: 10AM–2PM
Please call for services Nashville CARES – DART Program SisterReach 225 Exchange Ave
Memphis, TN 38105 Hancock Tues: 4–5:30 PM Services on pause Please call for service times STEP TN (865) 281-5161 Mon–Fri: 12–2PM Campbell (865) 266-6389 (615) 327-6773 Mon–Thurs: 8AM–5PM
Fri: 8AM–2PM 701 Gallatin Pike N
Madison, TN 37115 Northeast Tennessee Change Works Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic Shelby 469 Roses Creek Road
Clairfield, TN 37715 Near 5810 Summer Ave
Memphis, TN 38134 2811 Clarke Road
Memphis, TN 38115 (423) 259-4110 442 Metroplex Drive
Nashville, TN 37211 217 Largo Drive
Nashville, TN 37211 Mon–Fri: 9AM–4PM 719 Thompson Lane, Ste 37189
Nashville, TN 37204 4th Wed of each month: 5–7PM Hamilton Today's HOPE Davidson 95 Wallace Rd
Nashville, TN 37211 WeCareTN 3rd Wed of each month: 5–7PM 5455 Crestview Rd
Memphis, TN 38134 640 TN-3 E
Dyersburg, TN 38024 Choice Health Network (901) 748-5297 Hellbender Harm Reduction Hancock County Health Department, 178 Willow Street, Sneedville, TN 37869
