Article: Which online database you use will depend on your location. Many are also very clear about what measures they use to protect anonymity. In the US, websites like condomfinder.org will enable you to find local organizations and businesses that distribute condoms for free. In England, the National Health Service maintains a searchable database of locations that distribute condoms. You can use it to find a distributor near you. If your department of health is distributing them, help yourself to a bunch so you will always be prepared! For example, New York City and the District of Columbia have large scale distribution programs. In places where large scale distribution programs are underway, free condoms may be available in local pharmacies, drugstores, or even grocery stores. Some physicians may give out free condoms. If you are a minor concerned about confidentiality, ask your doctor what his or her policy is. You can ask whether the information would be kept confidential from your parents. These organizations often offer condoms free of charge. You can call them ahead of time to ask if they are currently distributing. Possible sources include health clinics, gynecologists' offices, and hospitals. Planned Parenthood in the US often offers free condoms. For example, in Oregon you can drop in and receive 12 free condoms. It is confidential, even for minors. Many universities, both public and private, distribute free condoms to students in ways that are anonymous. The health center website will likely tell you exactly what is available, where you can get it and when it is available. You can also call the health center or drop by and ask. Chances are, you will be able to anonymously get more than enough condoms with no questions asked. High schools increasingly distribute condoms to students. High schools may make condoms available anonymously through vending machines or freely available in bowls or baskets. In other schools, students may need to obtain them from the school nurse, a counselor, health worker, or other personnel. Some schools have programs with where parents may decide whether these services will be available to their teen. Depending upon where you live, these services may even be available to you as a teen. Check the websites of organizations like TeenSource.org, LAcondom.com, or CondomUSA.com. Check the expiration date and do not use expired condoms. They are less reliable. As always, check the condom for tears or pinprick holes.
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Use online databases of free condom distribution points. Check with your local department of health. Ask your doctor. Try health clinics, particularly those that focus on sexual or reproductive health. Check with your university health center. Know what the sexual health resources are at your high school. Order free condoms online and let the condoms come to you.