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In the minutes before her social psychology exam last semester, Shrayder Fischer, an IU junior studying clinical psychology, reached into her backpack for a pencil and accidentally pricked herself on ...

Seminole County has collected nearly 1 million used needles, syringes and lancets since the “SHARPS” disposal program began. Since the solid-waste division started the program on July 5, 1994, ...

The website will help people understand the public health risks created by improperly disposing of used sharps and how users should safely dispose of them. Sharps is a term for medical devices with ...

As the opioid crisis continues to affect millions of Americans, Starbucks says it will move forward with plans to install more needle-disposal boxes in select store bathrooms nationwide. The move, ...

The public health forces behind an effort to provide safe disposal locations for sharps in rural Southern Berkshire County ...

Homer’s local needle exchange wants to install sharp disposal boxes in bathrooms around town so residents can safely dispose of syringes. The volunteer-run organization provides free sterile syringes, ...

Starbucks' efforts to address opioid use and improperly disposed needles in its bathrooms are expanding. Starbucks stores in at least 25 US markets have installed needle-disposal boxes in bathrooms in ...

HAZARDOUS WASTE: A large needle box is located on Buncombe County property in front of Pack Memorial Library on Haywood Street. Photo by Jessica Wakeman In September 2018, Malaprops Bookstore/Cafe ...