On Friday afternoons, several dozen people line up in the narrow hallway of Prevention Point Philadelphia. The men and women, all ages, hold paper and plastic bags full of used syringes. "We obviously ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Environmental Protection Agency says more patients these days are using injectable medicines and syringes at home. But not every patient knows where - or how - to ...
CITY HALL -- When Brian Dore's mother-in-law found a used hypodermic needle and other drug paraphernalia in a bag on the grass by her Dongan Hills home on Wednesday, she called 311. "311 told her to ...
May 08 -- FALL RIVER, MA -- Disposing of used needles just got easier and safer in the city. Two fire stations, the Central Fire Station, 165 Bedford St., and the Globe Kosier Fire Station, 659 Globe ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Neighbors on North Clinton Avenue have expressed frustration with Trillium Health and other organizations, accusing them of enabling drug use in their community by distributing clean ...
Thanks for the great question, Roger, and for taking an interest in disposing of your medical waste properly. Nothing gets the attention of workers handling trash and recyclables quite like a syringe ...
Joseph, type 1 from Rhode Island, asks: Do insulin syringes and pen needles expire? Wil@Ask D’Mine answers: Yep! They sure do, just like beer and Cool Ranch Doritos, both syringes and pen needles ...
New Jersey was one of the last states to make it legal in 2012 for adults to buy syringes over the counter, a move to increase access to clean needles and discourage drug users from sharing or reusing ...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A KDKA Investigation gets action. KDKA showed the discarded syringes and needles near the Heinz Lofts on the North Side, posing a public health threat to anyone venturing near. On ...