Closed · drop-in opens tomorrow 10 am · checked by A.CAB Oct 2026
Queen City Harm Reduction
Walk-in site · part of Center of Prevention Services
We are a charlotte based Harm reduction organization and syringe exchange program
What they can test
- Fentanyl test stripsAt the walk-in site. Results: while they wait
- Xylazine test stripsAt the walk-in site. Results: while they wait
- Benzodiazepine test stripsAt the walk-in site. Results: while they wait
- Reagent testsAt the walk-in site. Results: while they wait
- Machine test, results while you wait (FTIR)At the walk-in site
- Sent to a lab for a fuller testSent to UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab, at the walk-in site. Results: about 1 day in lab (2022 report); partners report 1-4+ weeks end to end. Tests used: GC-MS, FTIR (some samples)
- Samples they take
- Powder, Pill or tablet, Crystal
- How you get results
- Explained in person, Printed card, Online by random code, Text or email, contact deleted after delivery
What they give away
Free to take home. Stock changes, so ask what they have.
Kits to test your own drugs
- Fentanyl test stripsHanded out at the walk-in site
- Xylazine test stripsHanded out at the walk-in site
- Benzodiazepine test stripsHanded out at the walk-in site
Overdose response
- Naloxone (Narcan)
Safer use
- Sterile syringes
- Injection supplies (cookers, cottons, tourniquets)
- Sharps containers
- Other safer-use supplies
Sexual health
- Safer sex supplies (condoms, lube)
- Pregnancy tests
- HIV self-tests
Health and hygiene
- Wound care supplies
- Hygiene kits
Basic needs
- Food and snacks
- Water
- Clothes
- Socks and underwear
- Blankets and sleeping bags
- Tents
- Hand warmers
Good to know
- Free
- The service told us: nothing that identifies you is kept with your sample or its result
- Languages: English
- Step-free entry · Accessible toilet · Seating while waiting · Service animals welcome
- Bring a sample for a friend: Yes
- Also offers: Drug education or counselling, Referral to treatment, Peer support
- Serves Mecklenburg County, NC
Labs they work with
- UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab United States · GC-MS, FTIR (some samples) · About 1 day in lab (2022 report); partners report 1-4+ weeks end to end Published results