needles

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Proponents of harm reduction work point to studies that have shown offering clean needles and other supplies can significantly reduce the spread of diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Under the ban, companies must not hold more than 150 percent of last year's average monthly sales volume in syringes and needles for five days or longer, or refuse sales without a valid reason.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

“There is glass ... needles, and ... you will see human waste there in the corner.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Her family believe both children contracted it from injections with contaminated needles during routine medical treatment at a government hospital in Taunsa, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The two of us were compass needles, pointing straight at Mom.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller