I saw Ron White perform at the Chumash Casino last night and noticed that there was a needle disposal container in the ladies room. Do people really shoot up in the casino restroom? What's up with that?
COMMENT 58741P |
2010-02-19 04:15 PM |
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It's for diabetics. Not an uncommon illness among Native Americans.
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COMMENT 58745P |
2010-02-19 05:18 PM |
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Thank you 58741p There are also some fertility drugs that must be injected at precise times each day. Not as common as insulin injections though.
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DAN39 |
2010-02-19 05:37 PM |
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This is a sincere question, why use the P when you have a paid subscription to Edhat? While hundreds, perhaps thousands of others are limited to the gray banner and a number.
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ROGER DODGER |
2010-02-19 07:06 PM |
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Because they wish to remain anonymous, that's what I was told. I thought the "P" stood for police.
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COMMENT 58778P |
2010-02-19 09:50 PM |
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"P" also stands for prerogative - that's what we have when it comes to divulging our identities as paying EdHat subscribers.
Pretty cool, huh?!
Thanks Ed, for the nifty perk.
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COMMENT 58779P |
2010-02-19 09:53 PM |
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Golly, wish there had been a needle disposal at Marmalade Cafe when we took our family out for an early dinner this week. I accompanied my 5-year-old to the ladies' and noticed not one but two unprotected syringes in the trash ... natural consequences (I guess) of their "early bird" specials and all the elderly diabetics who take advantage. Good for the 'Mash for recognizing their demographic and providing for everyone's comfort and safety.
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COMMENT 58799P |
2010-02-20 07:35 AM |
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Roger is right: it's to be online anonymous but still support edhat. To me, it's what said rather than who says it that is important, although a psuedonym would probably work almost as well.
Seconding 58778P: Thanks!
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PUENTE |
2010-02-20 08:05 AM |
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During Creek Week cleanup there's a lot of used syringes found on the floor of the concrete creek (Atascadero and Hospital Creeks).
The 'diabetics' sure do get around...
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COMMENT 58820 |
2010-02-20 08:50 AM |
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I just saw these needle disposal containers in both the Kansas City and Salt Lake City airport restrooms. I thought it was to protect the maintenance workers when cleaning the trash containers. You would think anyone using prescribed injections would be responsible enough to make sure the needle is encased upon disposal. Just another indicator of how behavior has changed.
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COMMENT 58828P |
2010-02-20 09:29 AM |
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@58820 You are correct that it is for the protection of the maintenance workers. I think it would be wrong to view this as an indicator of "how behavior has changed", though. The responsible thing to do to dispose of used syringes in a proper medical waste container, whether one is provided or not. If the medical waste container were not there, a responsible injector would have to take the used syringe with them. Putting the lid back on the needle isn't enough---the lid can easily pop off. Medical waste needs to be handled as a separate waste stream with special handling, for a variety of reasons.
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COMMENT 58848 |
2010-02-20 01:02 PM |
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This all is interesting... it never occurred to me. What do diabetics and others do with all their sharps at home? I don't remember my great aunt having a special collection container in the house, but maybe I just wasn't aware of it?
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COMMENT 58877 |
2010-02-21 12:22 AM |
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It is required by your disposal company to put sharp items into suitable containers and prominently label them as "sharps." Broken glass is a 'sharp.' Needles are biological waste and should be taken to a pharmacy or other facility that has a sharps collection station.
Now if we also labeled high fructose drinks as a hazard, then we would not have so many diabetics.
Fructose, like alcohol, is only metabolized by the liver, and both are responsible for many health problems.
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COMMENT 58878 |
2010-02-21 12:29 AM |
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From a UC webpage:
Sharps require special handling, storage, and disposal procedures. These procedures are critical to protect laboratory users and waste handlers from illness and injury, and to comply with local, state, and federal regulations. Improper management of sharps can result in both civil and criminal penalties for the individuals directly responsible, and for the campus.
Sharps are objects that can be reasonably anticipated to penetrate the skin or any other part of the body because they have acute rigid corners, edges, or projections capable of cutting or piercing. Sharps include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Hypodermic needles
* Scalpels
* Razor and X-acto® blades
* Syringes contaminated with a biohazard
* Glass (broken or intact)
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COMMENT 58879 |
2010-02-21 01:08 AM |
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I wondered about this a few months ago when I saw such a container in a hotel restroom. Since then I've been seeing them in restrooms everywhere. It's a great idea, and protects janitors and the public. Any given syringe might belong to a diabetic -- but also to a heroin user with AIDS, so you want all those skin-puncturing tips safely contained.
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COMMENT 58892 |
2010-02-21 08:24 AM |
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To 58877 - Take your HFCS rant elsewhere.
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COMMENT 58913 |
2010-02-21 12:21 PM |
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Sharps can be mailed in properly labeled containers (these are usually supplied by the disposal company) to a medical hazardous waste disposal site. I assume that most diabetics make use of this service to dispose of their sharps.
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RLMCDON |
2010-02-22 06:34 AM |
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I don't know that two sentences equals a rant. Off
topic, but just sayin'.
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COMMENT 59023 |
2010-02-22 03:57 PM |
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58892... The truth about HFCS is that the more products out there that contain it, the more we consume it, the higher our risk for Type 2 Diabetes becomes due to obesity. More diabetes... more need for insulin and hence, sharps containers. Not THAT far off topic.
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