Here in Georgia a prescription is not technically required to purchase syringes, but the wording of the law is so vague that it can be twisted either way. Ultimately, you don't need a prescription to buy syringes, but a pharmacist can refuse to sell them to you if they feel like it. Basically, we have two regulations that address syringes. One is the GA State Controlled Substances Act - Drug Related Objects (Paraphernalia) Laws. The other is the State Board of Pharmacy Laws which regulate the practice of pharmacy. The Paraphernalia Law bans the sale of any object which is intended to inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce marijuana or a controlled substance into the human body. The law has a special exception which excludes physicians and pharmacies selling syringes for a legitimate medical purpose. The Pharmacy Laws state that a pharmacist can sell syringes without a prescription, unless he or she has knowledge or reason to believe the item will be used for an illegal purpose. Literally translated he would have to sell them unless he had some sort of proof or knowledge that it was going to be used to inject illegal drugs. Obviously, a pharmacist would be unable to know such things about a stranger off the street. However, many pharmacists refuse sale because of negative images of injection drug use. Others say they usually do sell, because not doing so would promote the spread of infectious diseases through needle reuse. Personally, I think all syringe sales should be decriminalized. It has been shown that the availability of syringes does not promote or increase drug use, but it HAS been proven to reduce syringe reuse and decrease the spread of infectious diseases like HIV. Injection Drug Users normally have serious addictions and are going to inject the drugs whether or not they have clean syringes.