Needle and Syringe Program

NUAA's Needle and Syringe Program is open from 8:30am-6:30pm Monday to Friday, and Saturdays on 10am-3pm. It is located at 345 Crown St, Surry Hills.

We offer a comprehensive selection of harm reduction equipment however there are limits on the volume of equipment we can supply. Limits for specific items are clearly outlined in our online NSP shop and are subject to change. You can also call the NSP on (02) 9171 6650 (press 2 for NSP when prompted). You can pick up new equipment and drop off used equipment.

Hep C testing is available at the NSP 11.30am-3.30pm Monday to Friday.

Our NSP is staffed by peers (people with lived experience of injecting drug use) so they are knowledgeable and non-judgemental. The NSP is also home to Open Clinic on Crown, a nurse-led primary health care clinic. Its current hours are Tuesday to Friday from 11:30-3:30. These hours and days may change at short notice. Please call the NSP on (02) 9171 6650 (press 2 when prompted) to find the current hours. Find out more here.

There is also machine outside the front to help you access equipment outside of these hours. The machine costs $2 and supplies 3x1ml syringes, water, cotton, spoon, and swabs.

If you cannot get to an NSP in person because of distance or mobility issues, we are offering to mail out NSP equipment across New South Wales. See the list of equipment and use the online order form. You can also order by calling (02) 9171 6650 (press 2 for NSP). We mail out the orders on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. You can also order Naloxone, which reverses Opioid overdoses, at the shop for free. Please make sure you have completed the online naloxone course as we are unable to post out Naloxone until the course has been completed. The link is on top of the NSP shop page. It is a part of our requirement to cross reference your name with completion of the Naloxone course with your order. This means we can get your order out without any delays. Naloxone orders made by 5pm Wednesday will be mailed Fridays.

Due to the scale of mail out requests, we have limits on equipment that can be ordered and some items may be temporarily unavailable. NUAA can no longer absorb shipping costs. There will be a $10 flat shipping fee for all postage. However, you can apply for free shipping if you are facing financial hardship and/or from a regional area. To get the discount code please call NUAA on 9171 6650 and press 2 for NSP.

If you are in a position to help we also encourage you to make a donation to NUAA if you can afford it. You can do this through the NSP online shop or in person at the NSP. We now have a tap and go for your convenience. You can also join NUAA as a member ($10 a year or you can apply to waive the fee if you can’t afford it).

After 20 years NSW NSP’s now have wings and larger barrels (10mls and 20mls) available. We have a 3 tier of accessing wings and larger barrels. We have a free option where you can receive 1 box of wings and 1 box of larger barrels free once per month. Then you have the option of purchasing a box of wings and larger barrels. When purchasing you can purchase as many as you want, you are not restricted to 1 box. There is also a pay it forward option where you can purchase for yourself and donate the cost of a box to someone else who cannot afford to pay. You will find the 3 different tiers in the NSP shop.

You can also click here to find NSPs across the state. You can also return used sharps to NUAA’s NSP. If we are closed, there is a silver disposal bin out front of the NSP on the footpath. Most NSPs will collect used sharps. If you come across used sharps, you can call the NSW Needle Clean Up Hotline on 1800 633 353.

Pre-made fit packs include

• (Pick up only) 1s, 5s, 10s pre-made packs that include the syringe brand of your choice with spoons, water, cotton balls and swabs.

• (Mail out only) 25s pre-made packs that include the syringe brand of your choice with spoons, water, cotton balls and swabs.

Syringes

• 0.5ml Terumo 27G

• 0.5ml Terumo 29G

• 1ml Terumo 27G

• 1ml Terumo 29G

• 1ml BDs 27G

• 1ml BDs Ultra Fine 29G

• 1ml 27G Unisharps in range of colours

• 1ml 29G Unisharps in range of colours

Tips - There is a limit of 3 boxes of 100 tips per order

• 18G x 1 ½ ″ (pink)

• Blunts (drawing up)

• 21G x 1 ½ ″ (green)

• 23G x 1 ¼ ″ (blue)

• 25G x1″ (orange – long)

• 25G x 5/8 ″ (orange – short)

• 26G x ½ ″ (brown)

• 27G x ½ ″ (grey)

• 30G x ½ ″ (yellow)

Wing Infusion Sets aka Butterflies, Wings, Flys – 1 box free per month or can purchase if require more

• 25G ¾ inch Orange Long Tube 30cm

Barrels - There is a limit of 1 box of 100 barrels per order

• 1ml, 3ml, 5ml

• Luer-lock or slip-on

Larger Barrels – 1 box per month free or can purchase if require more.

• 10ml and 20ml

• Luer lock or slip

Filters - There is a limit of 5 wheel filters, sterifilts, stericups or maxicups per order

• Wheel Filters Blue (Bacterial 0.22 microns)

• Sterifilts

• Stericups

• Maxicups (lager versions of stericups)

Auxiliary equipment - All auxiliary equipment must be ordered with injecting equipment. Orders for auxiliary equipment alone will not be fulfilled. There are limits to the amount of equipment we can dispense at our NSP and through our postal service. Limits for specific items can be found in our online NSP shop and are subject to change.

• Sterile Water (10ml)

• Alcohol Swabs

• Cotton Wool Balls

• Plastic Mixing Spoons

• Tourniquets

• Yellow Sharps Disposal Bin (1.4L or 3L)

• Citric Acid

• Fentanyl Testing Kit

Hep C testing:

Dried Blood Spot Testing: Monday to Friday

Only takes a finger prick of blood and a brief questionnaire and you will be notified within 2 weeks of your result.

Point of Care Testing: Wednesday and Friday only

A finger prick of blood, a questionnaire, will take up to 60-90 minutes for your results to be available.

If you test positive for Hep C. We are here to support you, provide a treatment pathway and can get you on treatment all in the same day.

You can call NUAA NSP on 9171 6650 press 2 for NSP to find out more.

Open Clinic On Crown

Our NSP at 345 Crown Street is also home to Open Clinic on Crown, runs Tuesday to Friday, 11.30-3.30. The hours may change at short notice. Please call our NSP on (02) 9171 6650 to find out its current hours.

It is a peer-led nurse based primary health care clinic that is a collaboration of NUAA and the Kirketon Road Centre. It aims to contribute to providing affordable, accessible and equitable health care to all parts of our community. Among the services offered are hep C treatment, and you can work with our Hep C peer support worker Tony for support.

For more information on the clinic, and the services it can offer, you can call the NSP on (02) 9171 6650 (press 2 for NSP).

Volunteering at the NSP

Do you have some free time and want to give back to your community? Do you support NUAA’s work and want to be part of the team? Why not join our team of peers!

Our Peer Participation Program is for people with a lived experience of illicit drug use who would like to contribute their knowledge and learn new skills by volunteering their spare time to NUAA’s NSP. If this sounds like you, get in touch! Phone NUAA on (02) 9171 6650, or get in touch via our volunteer application form