Documentary: Never Perfect. Never Over.

Advocating for harm reduction is a commitment to honoring individual autonomy. Through our community work, we’ve had the privilege of connecting with extraordinary participants who are too often overlooked. We’ve also had the opportunity to learn from so many community leaders, educators, outreach team members, fellow advocates, family, and friends.

We’re thrilled to finally share our long-awaited project, which includes many (though never enough) members of the harm reduction community. We are deeply grateful for over 30+ years of love and support, ensuring that services continue for those who need them most. Stay tuned for details on how to watch the full-length feature.

Naloxone PSA

Naloxone should be given to any person who shows signs of opioid poisoning.

TNE Harm Reduction

Elevate Health Highlights

TNE History and Overview

Elevate Health Highlights

TNE Misconceptions Regarding Needle Exchange

Elevate Health Highlights

TNE Narcan/Naloxone

Elevate Health Highlights

TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE HIGHLIGHTS

As the risks from injecting drugs have changed in recent years, so has the Tacoma Needle Exchange, in their 28th year of saving lives.

DRUGS & AIDS: AN APPEAL TO USERS (1988)

Please note this video is for historical purposes and does not contain current best practices i.e. bleaching and reusing works. Please contact a staff member if you have any questions.

Stories + Articles

Here is a peek at what has happened and what's new in the world of harm reduction. Thank you to the many journalists who have spilled ink, lost sleep, and taken risks to help our movement gain momentum and reverse the toxic effects of stigma.

TNE

A famed provider says Tacoma’s camp...

Mar 07, 2024
TNE

Tacoma’s pioneering needle exchange...

Apr 19, 2022
TNE

Q&A: Tacoma’s Dave Purchase Project

Dec 28, 2020
NASEN

In Greenville, he's running the state...

May 29, 2018
News Articles about PDAP (formerly our name)

‘Brothers and sisters, mothers and ...

Mar 02, 2018
NASEN

Why Police Backing Is Key to Needle E...

Feb 18, 2018
Combating Hepatitis C

A new mission for needle exchange bir...

Sep 07, 2016
Lifting the Ban

It Took 20 Years For The Government T...

Jan 08, 2016
News Articles about PDAP (formerly our name)

Two Decades of Positive Change: A Bri...

Nov 18, 2013
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Dave Purchase, Needle Ex...

Feb 21, 2013
In Memoriam

The Point is the Point: Remembering D...

Feb 01, 2013
In Memoriam

Dave Purchase Dies at 73; Led Early N...

Jan 27, 2013
In Memoriam

Founder of Tacoma Needle Exchange Dea...

Jan 27, 2013
In Memoriam

Tacoma Clean-Needle Program Is Backed...

Aug 27, 1989
News Articles about PDAP (formerly our name)

Needle Exchange for Addicts Wins Foot...

Jan 23, 1989