needle exchange

noun

A place or service that allows intravenous drug users to obtain new hypodermic needles at little or no cost, often in exchange for used ones.

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Meanings

nounneedle exchange (countable and uncountable, plural needle exchanges)

plural needle exchanges · alternative needle-exchange

  1. countableuncountableA place or service that allows intravenous drug users to obtain new hypodermic needles at little or no cost, often in exchange for used ones.
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APA

needle exchange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20exchange

MLA

“needle exchange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20exchange. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “needle exchange,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20exchange.

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