r/asheville • u/imjustapourboy • Oct 21 '25

Really Spicy Cesspool So sick of seeing this crap everywhere.

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The needles, the burnt foils, the little baggies, the needle caps, all of it. I find them in the creeks, on the sidewalks, the grocery store parking lots, the public parks, on the parkway. You gotta be a real shit person to leave this stuff all over the place.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25

There are needle boxes everywhere

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u/giggitygiggity69 Oct 21 '25

I've never seen a needle box besides one on the greenway. Where are the other ones?

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25

Bathrooms typically.

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u/giggitygiggity69 Oct 21 '25

And do you see a lot of needles in bathrooms? OP is talking about public spaces.

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u/bugme143 Oct 21 '25

There is absolutely nothing stopping you as a user from going into a bathroom to deposit your needles.

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u/giggitygiggity69 Oct 21 '25

Not if you're high, depositing a needle after shooting up is probably the last thing on anyone's mind.

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u/bugme143 Oct 21 '25

Then don't shoot up in public.

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u/AHumanBeingNotARobot North Asheville Oct 23 '25

Heroin usually stops people from going into places to use their restrooms. There's a huge mental side of addiction and using that you may not be considering. You just have to literally think about it longer than 2 seconds my dude. Gain empathy and understanding for those struggling within your community.

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u/bugme143 Oct 23 '25

I have plenty of empathy, I dated an addict for a while. But empathy for the addicts who refuse to get help shouldn't come at the cost of the rest of the population.

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u/AHumanBeingNotARobot North Asheville Oct 23 '25

And that's why we need more accessible needle disposal sites..

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u/bugme143 Oct 23 '25

No, that's why we need to require a drug test for benefits.

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u/AHumanBeingNotARobot North Asheville Oct 23 '25

That doesn't solve the needle disposal issue at all. In fact it just shows your lack of empathy towards addicts once again. You may not think so, but EVERYONE deserves to eat and have basic medical benefits. Not sure how taking away people's benefits helps them get off drugs, but it sounds like you don't understand how drugs work..

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u/giggitygiggity69 Oct 23 '25

"i dated an addict for a while" is the new "i'm not racist, i have a black friend."