*Two SSPs did not report the number of syringes distributed, and one SSP reported zero syringes distributed (not operational).
** Data on location missing for four SSPs.
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Syringes exchanged in syringe service programs for injection drug users in U.S. 2013
This statistic shows the number of syringes exchanged in syringe service programs (SSPs) for injection-drug users in rural and urban areas of United States in 2013. The mean number of syringes exchanged per syringe service program were 91,536 in the rural areas of the United States.
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CDC. (December 11, 2015). Number of syringes exchanged in syringe service programs (SSPs) for injection-drug users in rural and urban U.S. areas in 2013 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/531653/syringes-exchanged-in-syringe-service-programs-in-us-for-drug-users/
CDC. "Number of syringes exchanged in syringe service programs (SSPs) for injection-drug users in rural and urban U.S. areas in 2013." Chart. December 11, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/531653/syringes-exchanged-in-syringe-service-programs-in-us-for-drug-users/
CDC. (2015). Number of syringes exchanged in syringe service programs (SSPs) for injection-drug users in rural and urban U.S. areas in 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/531653/syringes-exchanged-in-syringe-service-programs-in-us-for-drug-users/
CDC. "Number of Syringes Exchanged in Syringe Service Programs (Ssps) for Injection-drug Users in Rural and Urban U.S. Areas in 2013." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 11 Dec 2015, /statistics/531653/syringes-exchanged-in-syringe-service-programs-in-us-for-drug-users/
CDC, Number of syringes exchanged in syringe service programs (SSPs) for injection-drug users in rural and urban U.S. areas in 2013 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/531653/syringes-exchanged-in-syringe-service-programs-in-us-for-drug-users/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Number of syringes exchanged in syringe service programs (SSPs) for injection-drug users in rural and urban U.S. areas in 2013 [Graph], CDC, December 11, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/531653/syringes-exchanged-in-syringe-service-programs-in-us-for-drug-users/