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Public health departments could have a way to collect used needle syringes

By Hicbd
Mon May 20 2019 8:07 pm

"That leaves more than 154,000 needles a month still circulating. No one knows how many are tossed into garbage cans or into private needle retrieval boxes — but thousands wind up on streets and sidewalks, in tent camps, and in parks and playgrounds."

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https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Those-needles-littering-the-streets-The-city-12898656.php
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/used-needles-littering-streets-parks-beaches

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Opioid Addiction / Epidemic Addiction / Drug Addiction U.S. Public Health Litter U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Public Safety U.S. Local Government Drug Needle Exchange Programs (NEPs)

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