Mamdani administration makes cash-for-syringes pilot program permanent

The Mamdani administration has quietly decided to make a controversial pilot program that pays junkies cash for turning in ...

Controversial program paying drug users for used syringes becomes permanent in NYC

New York City's $3 million syringe redemption program pays up to $10 daily for used needles, but critics say opioid funds ...
Townsville Bulletin

Syringes litter Cairns public housing as residents plead for authorities to act

Efforts to clean up large volumes of discarded syringes at public housing complexes are being hamstrung by jurisdictional red ...

City of Auburn passes new rules for needle exchange services

The City of Auburn passed some new rules this week on a controversial issue: needle exchange services.
Nasdaq

FDA recommends against use of syringes, needles by Chinese firm after safety issues

May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday asked healthcare providers to stop using certain syringes and needles with safety devices manufactured by Chinese medical device ...

Building staff in NYC’s richest zipcodes on guard after sharp rise in used needle stabbings — as GLP-1 craze rages on

There’s a nasty new job hazard to building employees in NYC’s most pampered zip codes — and it’s lurking in the trash.
NPR

Needle Exchange Program Creates Black Market In Clean Syringes

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 ...
Post Register

proper use of syringes and needles when working cattle

Many stockmen use multi-dose syringes when vaccinating cattle, and most of these are pistol-grip action to make it easier to administer the vaccine. Heidi Carroll, South Dakota State University ...