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  2. Sharps waste - Wikipedia

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    Sharps – like needles, syringes, lancets and other devices used at home to treat diabetes, arthritis, cancer, and other diseases – should be immediately disposed of after use. Sharps waste is a form of biomedical waste composed of used "sharps", which includes any device or object used to puncture or lacerate the skin.

  3. Syringe - Wikipedia

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    A syringe is a simple reciprocating pump consisting of a plunger (though in modern syringes, it is actually a piston) that fits tightly within a cylindrical tube called a barrel. The plunger can be linearly pulled and pushed along the inside of the tube, allowing the syringe to take in and expel liquid or gas through a discharge orifice at the ...

  4. Needle and syringe programmes - Wikipedia

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    A needle and syringe programme (NSP), also known as needle exchange program (NEP), is a social service that allows injection drug users (IDUs) to obtain clean and unused hypodermic needles and associated paraphernalia at little or no cost.

  5. After 3 years of needle exchange programs, how far has ... - AOL

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    Despite common misconceptions that syringe services programs, or needle exchange programs, encourage substance use, Graham's access to clean syringes and harm reduction services played an ...

  6. California communities are banning syringe programs ... - AOL

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    Giving clean syringes to people who inject drugs has been found to curb the spread of disease. But syringe programs are being banned in many California communities. The state is fighting back.

  7. Drugs, sex and harm reduction: New vending machines could ...

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    The minimally staffed, low-funded Cincinnati Exchange Project provided sterile syringes to people who used drugs. It was an effort to keep people safe from HIV and hepatitis C – two infections ...

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