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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait, what? I meant reused as in the vial and my body...

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yes, I get that. So what I was saying, in a continuation of your comment on insulin needles being used that way, was that the top picture here, showing what needles looked like after multiple times of use, was most often displayed near pharmacies, where insulin and needles were dispensed to diabetics. I saw them there more than I ever saw them in anti-drug areas/campaigns. I was further adding in the perspective that there was a good reason for doing that, as diabetics (and probably other users of injected drugs) were most definitely reusing needles, as evidenced by the stories from my uncle and my own experience.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's honestly a bit terrifying...