Needles at a 45% return rate

The Porcupine Health Unit says that when it comes to needle usage in the community, the hospital saw roughly 100,000 turned in, last year. That, believe it or not, is a 45% return rate for the return program in 2017. The harm reduction unit says that while number is average throughout the province, it leaves just over half of PHU-distributed syringes unaccounted for and they would like to see more sharps bins installed.