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used syringes
I know this has been talked about several times. I cannot find anyone who will take my used needles, have called pharmacys, nurse and labs, they all say they are not allowed to take them. So I got the tractor out and dug a 5to6 foot hole in my timber on the back part and buried them there. I just couldn't throw them in the trash, though I have bent the needles when I am done giving my goats their shots and thrown them in the trash, my animals don't have hep c. so 100 years from now if anyone digs around up there they will find all my used hep c syringes. Why does everything having to do with this disease have to cause so much drama, and they will always get it wrong in the news, my vet even thought it was an std.
*squirts you! (dont worry, it was a perfectly new syringe, with filtered tap water only, lol)
For new syringes, if the needle part is unscrewed and removed, the push part is handy for giving meds to children and pets. Filled with water, it can rinse a sandy eye. Helouise Hints.
Call county health.
I saw some sharp containers for sale at Walgreens. They included information on where to dispose of them. You could check that out.
I saw some sharp containers for sale at Walgreens. They included information on where to dispose of them. You could check that out.
Well, I suppose I should be glad I live in a region where I seem to see this big
Needle Exchange Van parked everywhere....
Needle Exchange Van parked everywhere....
I still have mine, I thought there was a place to take them, guess I had better check around, I don't have a place to bury them and was told I could not throw them in the trash as they are a biohazard. Well, I guess they will stay where they are in my home for a while longer
Thanks for the information
Dee
Thanks for the information
Dee
I put them in a coffee can and then ducktaped the entire can up before throwing them away. After 72 weeks and 2x a week Procrit shots..I had a lot of those suckers, used a lot of coffee!
Oh, and I finally got up the nerve to have my Interferon shots delivered to my house, but I'm such a wimp, that I have always had someone else at my clinic do it for me, usually a medical assistant, a volunteer that works there, or one time even my Doctor, lol
I've never, in my entire life, "popped"any med, below the surface of my skin, and I am completely ignorant as to how this works, i.e., where does the med go, once it's under my skin? Why doesn't this cause an abcess, etc, etc.
My fear comes from lack of education, and my lack of education comes from a very strong aversion, to any kind of syringe.
Going out, and catching Hep C, wasn't anything I ever made a plan to go out and do, that's for sure.
I've never, in my entire life, "popped"any med, below the surface of my skin, and I am completely ignorant as to how this works, i.e., where does the med go, once it's under my skin? Why doesn't this cause an abcess, etc, etc.
My fear comes from lack of education, and my lack of education comes from a very strong aversion, to any kind of syringe.
Going out, and catching Hep C, wasn't anything I ever made a plan to go out and do, that's for sure.
Well, I got my Procrit delivered, and this time they didn't forget to include the syringes, (like last months' shipment), so I got these four syringes, but they didn't include any kind of "sharps" container, so I will have to dispose of them at my clinic, but we also have Needle Exchange Programs in The Bay Area, it's just that I have always avoided that kind of thing.
Of course, I am planning on keeping my prescription on me, when I dispose of the syringes...still paranoid about the whole thing, in terms of the police
Of course, I am planning on keeping my prescription on me, when I dispose of the syringes...still paranoid about the whole thing, in terms of the police
I brought mine to a clinic that helps drug addicts. They took them, no problem.
I just couldn't put them in the trash, even ducktaped all around. I would worry so much that someone would find them. This way they are on my property they can't be found and I can't see anyone digging 6 ft to retrieve them. I have a 6foot fence and electric wire around 50acres so I really doubt they are any danger to anyone except maybe a deep digging ambitious mole. thanks for letting me vent. And thanks to all for the replys:)
Safe disposal options for needles and syringes
http://www.safeneedledisposal.org/
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FDA's new sharps website:
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/HomeHealthandConsumer/ConsumerProducts/Sharps/ucm20025647.htm
This webpage gives tips for safely disposing (getting rid of) needles and other sharp devices that are used outside of health care settings. Patients and caregivers should keep these tips in mind when at home, at work, and while traveling.
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• Drop Box or Supervised Collection Sites
Sharps users can take their own sharps containers filled with used needles to appropriate collections sites: doctors’ offices, hospitals, pharmacies, health departments, or fire stations. Services are free or have a nominal fee. Check with your pharmacist or other health care provider for availability in your area.
For More Information:
• Call your local solid waste department or public health department to determine the correct disposal method for your area.
• Ask your health care provider or local pharmacist if they offer disposal, or if they know of safe disposal programs in the area.
• Contact the Coalition for Safe Community Needle Disposal at 1-800-643-1643 Ask about the availability of safe disposal programs in your area or
for information on setting up a community disposal
program.
Visit www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/medical. This website also offers a list of all state health and solid waste/sanitation department contacts.
Cheers!
Hector
http://www.safeneedledisposal.org/
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FDA's new sharps website:
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/HomeHealthandConsumer/ConsumerProducts/Sharps/ucm20025647.htm
This webpage gives tips for safely disposing (getting rid of) needles and other sharp devices that are used outside of health care settings. Patients and caregivers should keep these tips in mind when at home, at work, and while traveling.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Drop Box or Supervised Collection Sites
Sharps users can take their own sharps containers filled with used needles to appropriate collections sites: doctors’ offices, hospitals, pharmacies, health departments, or fire stations. Services are free or have a nominal fee. Check with your pharmacist or other health care provider for availability in your area.
For More Information:
• Call your local solid waste department or public health department to determine the correct disposal method for your area.
• Ask your health care provider or local pharmacist if they offer disposal, or if they know of safe disposal programs in the area.
• Contact the Coalition for Safe Community Needle Disposal at 1-800-643-1643 Ask about the availability of safe disposal programs in your area or
for information on setting up a community disposal
program.
Visit www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/medical. This website also offers a list of all state health and solid waste/sanitation department contacts.
Cheers!
Hector
I was told to put duct tape around the sharps container and put them in the trash.
i forgot to mention, i took a picture of my box-O-syringes before i tossed them, the pic is in my profile..... it did feel strange putting them in the garbage, but that's what they told me to do. i wish i had a backhoe....
I thought our used syringes were a bio-hazard. I am not sure about burying your used HCV syringes even if it is your property and there is no way they would resurface.
I get what you mean about the drama but that has bad karma written all over it.
I know it's a hassle. I did not dispose of the syringes from the first time I treated until I treated again. That was like a four year lapse......
I get what you mean about the drama but that has bad karma written all over it.
I know it's a hassle. I did not dispose of the syringes from the first time I treated until I treated again. That was like a four year lapse......
now that is funny...you should have left a note in them....think of the funny lines you could have used......" wow, one he!! of a party we had " ....
i called my local town hall and they told me to put them in the trash....i sad no way and they said most of the stuff goes to a land fill...so what you did is similar...go figure.
i called my local town hall and they told me to put them in the trash....i sad no way and they said most of the stuff goes to a land fill...so what you did is similar...go figure.
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