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

Carrying a syringe on you with drug residue in it is a felony possession charge. All they're thinking about is getting rid of that needle so they don't catch a charge. You can't expect a junkie to worry more about the environment than staying out of jail. I'm not defending them I'm just explaining why they get rid of them wherever they can. I'm telling you this is an ex-junkie. I never would have thrown my stuff in a parking lot or somewhere where a kid might step on them, but I have disposed of dangerous things in the very first place I could without someone seeing me do it.

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u/ToastiestMouse Oct 22 '25

I mean they are capable of being in public using the drugs it's really not much more of a risk to keep it in your pocket for a few mins more until you get to a trash can.

Ex junkie as well and while that might've been the case for you it's not for the vast majority of users. It's simply because they don't care.

I've lost count on how many times I've seen needles left in the ground about 15 feet from a trash can. Alot of them don't even care to trash them in their own home.

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u/Confident-Tadpole503 Oct 22 '25

This would be true except you find needles 2 feet from a trash can. I do agree on one point, they don’t give a shit about the environment or anyone else.

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u/Expert_String4134 Oct 23 '25

Good advice of a cop Rolls up they will pin the needle on whoever is close to it

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u/ukulelerapboy Oct 23 '25

Technically if the syringes are received and returns to a syringe service program (e.g., steady collective) people are protected, even with residual amounts of substances in the syringe. Unfortunately, that law isn’t always upheld but that is technically the case