as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long
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According to Peter’s report, FWC investigators also found a Costa sunglasses case with drug paraphernalia in it, including needles, a syringe, a spook, cotton balls and a synthetic opioid pill prescribed to people trying to kick opiate addiction.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Harm reduction reduces the risks associated with drug use, including overdose and the spread of infectious diseases, by providing free syringe service programs, overdose prevention sites, fentanyl tests, naloxone kits and training and sterile injection or smoking equipment.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Safe syringe programs were floated in the legislature, and a $600,000 investment was made in recovery homes overseen by the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
—Christina Lengyel | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
States committed, on average, about 2% for syringe service programs, through which people can get sterile needles.
—Aneri Pattani, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Harm reduction reduces the risks associated with drug use, including overdose and the spread of infectious diseases, by providing free syringe service programs, overdose prevention sites, fentanyl tests, naloxone kits and training and sterile injection or smoking equipment.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Safe syringe programs were floated in the legislature, and a $600,000 investment was made in recovery homes overseen by the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
—Christina Lengyel | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
States committed, on average, about 2% for syringe service programs, through which people can get sterile needles.
—Aneri Pattani, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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