{"id":34692,"date":"2021-01-25T17:43:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T22:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=34692"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:47:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T22:47:11","slug":"disposing-of-used-needles-is-safe-and-simple-says-ensemble-moncton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/disposing-of-used-needles-is-safe-and-simple-says-ensemble-moncton\/","title":{"rendered":"Disposing of used needles is safe and simple, says Ensemble Moncton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Used needles have been found on the side of the road or in public recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While kids are taught to go find an adult if they see a needle outside, sometimes adults are unsure what to do themselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CHMA called local harm reduction organization Ensemble Moncton to ask what to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spokesperson Debby Warren says that most of the time used needle disposal is quick, easy, and safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-34692-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Debby-Warren-Used-Needles.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Debby-Warren-Used-Needles.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Debby-Warren-Used-Needles.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She says that the risk of contracting a disease from a used needle left outside it is extremely low.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HIV and hepatitis do not survive long outside of the body, especially not in colder conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just make sure to never attempt to recap a needle, and to hold the sharp part away from yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A peanut butter jar, coffee can, or laundry detergent jug will do the trick until you can dispose of it at a resource like Ensemble or an appropriate disposal site. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Used needles have been found on the side of the road or in public recently. While kids are taught to go find an adult if they see a needle outside, sometimes adults are unsure what to do themselves.\u00a0 CHMA called local harm reduction organization Ensemble Moncton to ask what to do.\u00a0 Spokesperson Debby Warren says&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":34688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[57,223],"tags":[4318,286,5344,982],"radio":[227],"origine":[274,275,277],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34692"},{"taxonomy":"radio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/radio?post=34692"},{"taxonomy":"origine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/origine?post=34692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}