WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
If you are a person who uses drugs and you have difficulty accessing syringes where you live, you can fill out the application linked to this form and we’ll work to get you supplies. If you live within the catchment area of another syringe exchange program, we’ll first check to make sure you aren’t aware of in-person opportunities.
This work in Wisconsin is made possible by an innovative partnership between NEXT and Bad River Harm Reduction Project.
If you have family or friends who you think should have naloxone on hand, please refer them to nextdistro.org/wisconsin, they can become a trained opioid overdose responder and get naloxone mailed to them.
Everything NEXT and our program partners provide is free. If you are in Wisconsin, we suggest donating to Bad River Harm Reduction Project.
WHAT WE PROVIDE
Bad River Harm Reduction Project mails all the supplies you would be able to access at an in-person syringe access program. This includes sterile syringes, naloxone, sharps containers, alcohol pads, fentanyl test strips, condoms, and more. Once you’ve completed the (1) application and (2) contact form, we’ll request your mailing information and send you a list of the supplies we have available.
TO APPLY FOR SUPPLIES
Please read through this information carefully.
1. Our enrollment application (linked below) asks sensitive health questions. Please do not put your name or any identifying information on this application. You will be asked to choose a “handle” / username that we will use to anonymously match you with your application. This is to ensure your name is never paired with any answers you provide.
2. After you complete the enrollment application by clicking “Submit” you will be asked to submit your handle and contact information to a separate url (see image below button). This will go into a separate, secure database. If you do not follow this second step and submit your contact information, we will not know how to reach you.
We do highly recommend using encrypted communication channels to email and chat with us and others. Protonmail email is also an excellent and free encrypted email option. We also suggest downloading the free, encrypted messaging app Signal on your phone. With these tools, we can work together to ensure your information and needs are safe and private. Read more about Signal and communication privacy here.
