Sanitation workers report increase in needle-stick injuries amid spike in GLP-1 use

Source ABC Local
Original Load Date Aug. 24, 2026, 1 p.m.
Last Updated Aug. 24, 2026, 1 p.m.
Original URL https://abc7chicago.com/story/new-york-sanitation-workers-report-increase-needle-stick-injuries-amid-spike-glp-1-use/19728172/

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NEW YORK -- New York City sanitation workers are reporting an increase in needle-stick injuries; a trend the city's Sanitation Department says may be linked to a growing number of residents using needles for GLP-1 weight-loss medications. "That's one of my biggest fears as a sanitation worker, is ...