Action on discarded needle danger in Dundee

Louise Kerr and her daughter Tia in the lane between Americanmuir Road and Turriff Place where the 10-year-old was jabbed by an abandoned needle.DC Thomson

Experts tackling Dundee’s drug problem want more information about where needles are discarded throughout the city.  The number of victims of needle injuries — often children who come to grief while playing — has sparked public outrage especially in the affected communities.

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