Naloxone, health supplies, and care for people in LA

For more than 30 years, we’ve worked to keep our community alive, safe, and connected. We provide survival supplies, naloxone, education, and linkage to treatment and services for whoever needs it. No judgement, just care.

About our work

Programs that meet you where you're at

Care looks different for everyone. Our programs cover overdose response, training, treatment, case management, and safer-use supplies. Use as many or as few services as you need.
  • Get Naloxone & Training

    Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND)

    Free naloxone and the training to use it, so you can reverse an overdose and keep the people around you alive.

  • Find Treatment

    Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) / Health Navigation

    We'll help you navigate your options for reducing or quitting opioids, stimulants, alcohol, tobacco, or cannabis and work with you to coordinate treatment on your own timeline.

  • Intensive Case Management

    Let Everyone Advance With Dignity (LEAD)

    Referral based one-on-one support to navigate housing, health care, and the services you're entitled to. For people navigating the criminal/legal system.

  • Get Supplies

    Syringe Service Program (SSP)

    The heart of CHPLA. Safer-use and health supplies with no ID and no exchange required, plus a door to everything else we offer.

Explore our programs

CHPLA responds to the ever-changing health needs of our community, filling gaps within the system.

See the work we do

How we show up for our community

For more than three decades, we've cared for our neighbors across LA County. Here's how that work takes shape.

Explore our work

Find us near you

We're out across LA County most days of the week. Find a Syringe Services Program (SSP) or Naloxone Access Point (NAP) site that work for you, and come as you are.

See the full schedule

Resources to help you stay safe, alive, and healthy

Practical guides and harm reduction information you can use, whether or not you ever walk through our doors.

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  • Cómo indentificar una sobredosis

    A Spanish-language video on how to recognize the signs of an overdose, part of LA County's overdose prevention video collection.

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  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)

    Compares methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone for treating opioid use disorder and lists where to access MOUD across LA County.

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  • Overdose Response For Dogs

    Guidance on recognizing and responding to opioid overdose in dogs, including naloxone dosing, rescue breaths, and low-cost vet resources.

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  • SWOP LA Sex Worker’s Rights

    SWOP LA's printable know-your-rights pamphlets for sex workers, covering police stops, searches, arrests, and California's SB 357.

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  • Everyone’s Recovery is Different

    A NEXT Distro zine affirming that recovery is personal and non-linear, meaning different things to different people rather than a single path defined by abstinence.

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  • CHPLA menú de servicios sin cita

    Spanish-language version of CHPLA's drop-in menu listing the free supplies and services available without an appointment.

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Are you a program in need of supplies?

If you run a program that distributes naloxone or safer-use supplies, our Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) team can help you stock up and train your staff.

Go to OEND