Get Supplies

We offer supply kits for safer 
injection, smoking, and snorting, as well as condoms and education about drug use and health via our two weekly drop-ins and text hotline.

The best way to get supplies from us is to visit one of our weekly drop-ins.

WEEKLY DROP-INS

Mondays 5:30 – 7:00 PM
St. Claude and Caffin at the Fred Hampton Free Store

Tuesdays 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Duncan Plaza (Gravier & Loyola) in front of City Hall

We can also plan deliveries or meetups for supplies through our text message hotline at 504-535-4766*

*We are NOT an emergency service. If you are experiencing a mental health or drug-related crisis, please contact the 24/7 crisis response team.

we provide the following supplies:

Syringes

Syringes are needles used to inject medicine and/or substance intravenously, or “within a vein”. Many users prefer using syringes because the affect of the substance is faster and more intense than other methods of consumption. Because of the usual preference of syringes, it is important to Trystereo to promote access to sterile syringes to reduce potential harm in our communities of people who use drugs. 

Glass

Our glass selection includes roses, hammers, and bubble pipes! Some users prefer snorting and/or smoking substances as opposed to injecting them, as the resulting sensations’ speed and intensity is different.

Moreover, some harm reductionists argue that the use of glass rather than syringes reduces risk of illnesses and injuries that can result from unsafe injection. Again, this is why safe syringe access programs like Trystereo are so important! 

Works

“Works” describes two types of kits: points works kits (for syringe or IV injection) and smoke works kits (for smoking or snorting with glass). These include the additional supplies that are useful in facilitating safer drug use. 

Points works kits include: alcohol prep pads, tourniquets, cottons, cotton bags, waters, and cookers. 

Smoke works kits include: rubber mouthpieces, alcohol prep pads, wipes, wooden push sticks, and lip balm.

Test Strips

Test strips allow for the person using a drug to test it for chemical compounds such as fentanyl, so that they can make an informed decision about using that substance. We provide test strips at drop-ins as well as through hotline drop-offs with our other safer use supplies!

Naloxone

Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, is used to reverse the effects of an opiate to prevent lethal overdose. We provide both nasal naloxone and intramuscular injections naloxone. 

Wound Care

In addition to safer drug use supplies, we also supply participants with hygiene supplies, underwear, socks and basic wound care supplies. 

other ways to get supplies:

New Orleans Syringe Access Program at CrescentCare

Bulk exchange every
Wednesday: 12 – 4 pm,
Matching bulk disposals of 300-500 syringes every Friday: 12 – 5 pm

1631 Elysian Fields Ave.

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Women With A Vision

Monday – Friday: 10 am – 4 pm

(504) 302-8822 (call or text)
1226 N. Broad

Visit Website

Odyssey House Louisiana S.A.F.E.R.

Syringe Access For Everyone, REALLY!

Monday – Friday: 8 am – 5pm

(504) 418-4955
2830 Bell St New Orleans LA, 70119

Check their calendar to see where they will be in the community distributing various health services here.

Pharmacy Access

In New Orleans, you may legally purchase syringes at pharmacies. More info

Buying Online

You can purchase syringes without a prescription through online retailers, such as Carewell, which will ship directly to your home.

OTHER REGIONAL SYRINGE SERVICE PROGRAMS

Alexandria: CLASS
Monday – Thursday – 8 am – 4:30 pm

Friday – 8 am – 4 pm

1785 Jackson St.
Alexandria, LA 71301

Baton Rouge: Capitol Area Reentry Program, Inc. (CARP) 

Monday- Thursdays 10 am – 3pm

Field Distribution available upon request

Contact Robert Young at (225) 936-9707 

1364 Swan Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA, 70807 

(225) 775-7988 


Shreveport: Philadelphia Center
2020 Centenary Boulevard
Shreveport, LA, 71104 

(318) 222-6633

A NOTE ON LEGALITY


Wait… so syringes are legal in Louisiana?

Yes and no. While syringe services programs (SSPs) like Trystereo are explicitly authorized to operate, syringes themselves are considered drug paraphernalia, even if acquired from a SSP. Therefore, it is legal to distribute syringes, but it is not legal to possess syringes.