The first tide of syringes washed ashore on Thursday, August 13, 1987. Hundreds of unmarked hypodermic needles spilled out of the surf that afternoon, accompanied by vials and prescription bottles, ...

Manufactured in the billions every year, the hypodermic syringe may be the greatest medical device ever invented. Hypodermic syringes, along with the myriad of substances for which they are the prime, ...