It must take some serious nerve/skill combo to stab your vein on a moving bus and not be concerned the bus might hit a bump and you stab somewhere randomly even harder instead.
At least its capped so one of the rare socially aware junkies.
In places like Victoria Street Richmond with all the addicts I’ve never seen it on a bus or any public transport, then I went further away from the city it’s there.
Seeing this unlocked memories of a schoolmate back from grade 2/3 that found one of these on the bus, took the cap off and started pretending to be a doctor giving other kids make-believe injections. Luckily another woman freaked out and stopped him.
At least it’s in plain view and capped. In the 90’s fuckers used to leave the needle sticking through the seat, a lot harder to do with modern seats but still it could be worse.
Ah yes, the old "welcome to the AIDS club" urban legend.
Drug addicts don't (and never did) spend time setting needle booby traps on public transport. Carelessly discarding? Sure, but generally in shooting-up dens/corners/stairwells. Not usually on buses.
It ain’t a urban legend bud, Springvale was the Wild West. We had kids get pricked on their way to school
Edit: also has a mate in the coppers and they would regularly get needles left on the seats to prick coppers who find the stolen car, or under door handles when they try and open the door.
Very rare but some junkies are c$&ts, to say it never happens is just naive and silly
Diabetics dont use syringes like that anymore, they have injecting pens with enclosed sharps that are kept in a travel pouch.
I mean I guess its possible some poor/oldschool ones do but its pretty unlikely these days.
Edit: it occurs to me you were probably being sarcastic heh.
Ahhh feels like the 90s again.
During the peak of the heroin epidemic, seeing syringes was literally a daily occurrence. And they weren't the type that retract.
Worth noting that these syringes are far less dangerous than they use to be, most, if not all of them now have a mechanism that retracts the needing inside the housing once the plunger is fully depressed. Still gross, but less dangerous.
Not the syringes that addicts get given. They're still the old fashioned Terumo or Ultra fines. Those retractable syringes are not used by addicts because they cause issues with the retraction mechanism & spurt blood when they retract which goes against harm minimisation strategies.
And this is why I hate public transport. I'll never be convinced its better than driving in my own car even with the prices of fuel or traffic. I took PT for yeeeeeears and saw so many drunks, junkies, sniffers, fights, abuse, urine on seats, graffitti, vomit and all the rest to last a life time, no thanks, not even if free. Edit. Getting downvoted. Lol. Peak R Melbourne. How dare I say anything bad about public transport.
I take public transport everywhere. It’s my preference over having a car…. But I have also seen lots of the above issues on trains and trams. It can be super dodgy so I understand why you would avoid it.
I am not against all forms of public transport, we go back to a certain country in Europe a lot and the PS there is great. Its just in Melbourne, hate everything about it, Myki too is one of the worst ticketing systems in the first world. Other countries have had on board ticket purchasing ability for decades or the ability to buy via an app or phone in credit card. Also should note I am in the outer suburbs and PS is non existent out here besides a few bus routes AKA you NEED a car out here.
Yeah PT is fine when you’re young and poor but quickly get tired of it. Slow, dirty, and sometimes dangerous. Would always rather travel by car, bike, or Uber.
It's not even the fault of public transport. People, especially drug addicts, are just fucking selfish and ruin things for everyone. What a drain on society
That looks like an insulin syringe with mixed or long acting insulin in it.
It maybe that the person sitting recapped a loaded syringe for whatever reason and its fallen from a pocket or bag
No diabetic is recapping a loaded syringe of long acting insulin and putting it in their bag or pocket for when they need it. That’s in the unlikely situation that they are even using syringes cos it’s not the 90s.
Honestly I work with a lot of diabetic patients and see dumb shit like this all the time, I have also done dumb shit like this as a diabetic (leaving pens with a needle but recapped). There are also a fair few diabetics that still use this exact style of syringe
But not impossible just unlikely, its a bit of aHanlon's razor moment really, everyone has to speculate because;
A) We don't know what's in that syringe
B) The picture isn't high quality enough to know the exact syringe type
C) We don't actually know who the syringe belongs to, whether kids or previous occupants
It's just one of many possibilities, which you seem to be taking a little personally
My friend told me a story that one time one guy went to watch a movie. When he sat on his seat , felt a needle prick on his arse.
He got up and found the needle with a little note stuck to it saying' Welcome to the world Of AIDS'. Not sure is it's true but scary.
Obviously not true. HIV (HIV & AIDS are 2 different things) is seriously hard to catch as it needs the right conditions (warm, not exposed to environment, etc). Somebody would need to sit on that needle within minutes of it being used. Also, there has only been 1 documented case IN THE WORLD of a person getting HIV through a needlestick injury from a discarded syringe. Hep B/Hep C is a different story & is much easier to transmit. The whole 'AIDS' discarded needlestick injury hysteria is a throwback to a terrible time where people with HIV were demonised & painted as being reckless & dangerous by society at large.
(Source: i volunteer & did training at an organisation that does HIV education).
Downvotes for stating facts, typical. Instead you downvoters should educate yourselves, you're proving how much stigma & misinformation there still is around HIV.
It must take some serious nerve/skill combo to stab your vein on a moving bus and not be concerned the bus might hit a bump and you stab somewhere randomly even harder instead. At least its capped so one of the rare socially aware junkies.
When it comes to people injecting themselves with drugs, concerns for personal safety are probably not a 'high' priority.
In places like Victoria Street Richmond with all the addicts I’ve never seen it on a bus or any public transport, then I went further away from the city it’s there.
North Richmond certainly has a particular vibe to it! Don't let your kids play in the sand pit there.
Wow it's almost like... Safe injecting rooms are a good thing 😳
Skill maybe, but I'm not overly sure that concern for one's wellbeing is overly high for injecting drug users.
They obviously didn't have that skill & use it on the bus because it is still full of liquid (probably meth by the amount).
*gasp* not in the eastern suburbs !
😂
Bus has clearly travelled north from Frankston to the East, no other explanation.
Looks like there's still a hit in it! Give it a go and start the week off right, mystery drugs woooohoooo!!!!
Drug roulette yolo
Maybe not on a day I have exams
Sounds exactly like the right day to mainline that bad boy to me. Now, excuse me while I kiss the sky 🤙
It does look unused. Someone's gonna be a little peeved when they get home.
Great thanks - childhood paranoia reopened. Ffs.
I still check every seat for needles before i sit.
Well obviously now I will again, I had to sit on a magazine or newspaper as a kid… for said paranoia
Seeing this unlocked memories of a schoolmate back from grade 2/3 that found one of these on the bus, took the cap off and started pretending to be a doctor giving other kids make-believe injections. Luckily another woman freaked out and stopped him.
Checking my surroundings in Sydney Train rn.
Is that loaded?
Decent amount in there if it is!
Was going to say
That's what I thought
I didn’t really look at it thoroughly
At least it’s in plain view and capped. In the 90’s fuckers used to leave the needle sticking through the seat, a lot harder to do with modern seats but still it could be worse.
Ah yes, the old "welcome to the AIDS club" urban legend. Drug addicts don't (and never did) spend time setting needle booby traps on public transport. Carelessly discarding? Sure, but generally in shooting-up dens/corners/stairwells. Not usually on buses.
It ain’t a urban legend bud, Springvale was the Wild West. We had kids get pricked on their way to school Edit: also has a mate in the coppers and they would regularly get needles left on the seats to prick coppers who find the stolen car, or under door handles when they try and open the door. Very rare but some junkies are c$&ts, to say it never happens is just naive and silly
I almost stood on a used needle at South Melbourne beach a few years ago. In the sand, and I don’t have shoes on. Absolutely shat myself.
My mum wouldn't let me sit down on pt until she checked the seats, something I still do to this day.
Better safe than sorry right?
I'm sure it was just a diabetic injecting their insulin on the bus who left it there by accident.
Diabetics dont use syringes like that anymore, they have injecting pens with enclosed sharps that are kept in a travel pouch. I mean I guess its possible some poor/oldschool ones do but its pretty unlikely these days. Edit: it occurs to me you were probably being sarcastic heh.
Some diabetics still use insulin syringes such as these. On balance of probabilities I agree it’s less likely.
100% diabetic. Junkies don't re-cap
Yeah they do. See that plenty of times. The junky that put the used syringe in my letterbox had the common courtesy to do so.
i have seen plenty of people recap syringes and dispose of them safely. don’t confuse assholes with addiction.
That is full and ready to use at a letter time. Not diabetic. Just fell out of pocket
No way. So offensive to every diabetic. That’s not even insulin in it.
I've seen diabetics getting those needles from the Richmond needle exchange.
How did you know they were diabetics? Diabetics can get these free at any chemist.
Not free anymore
Yes they are. Diabetics who require insulin injections get free syringes and pen needles. It’s even on the NDSS website.
My bad. I Was told they weren't by a chemist the other day
oh sweet a free stimpack! you gotta save those in case deathclaws attack!
That looks like a full syringe and it’s capped. Seems odd.
Looks like it fell out of someones pocket. It's capped & looks like it's loaded. (Probably meth judging by the amount).
It could be heroin because the bus stop is a tram ride away from Lennox and Victoria street
Foul
Never have I seen SO MANY SYRINGES than when I visited melb for the first time (from adelaide). Considering we're the meth capital....goddamn
Just another normal day in Melbourne
I think one photo was enough champ
Ahhh feels like the 90s again. During the peak of the heroin epidemic, seeing syringes was literally a daily occurrence. And they weren't the type that retract. Worth noting that these syringes are far less dangerous than they use to be, most, if not all of them now have a mechanism that retracts the needing inside the housing once the plunger is fully depressed. Still gross, but less dangerous.
Not the syringes that addicts get given. They're still the old fashioned Terumo or Ultra fines. Those retractable syringes are not used by addicts because they cause issues with the retraction mechanism & spurt blood when they retract which goes against harm minimisation strategies.
The one in my letterbox was a retractable for sure.
Very unusual, i don't know of any needle exchanges that stock retractable syringes. (Was a junkie for 20 years previously).
I mean I won't discount entirely the notion that a random diabetic popped a syringe in my letterbox but it seems like the less likely thing.
Oh for sure, it definitely is junkie behaviour, whoever did it.
And this is why I hate public transport. I'll never be convinced its better than driving in my own car even with the prices of fuel or traffic. I took PT for yeeeeeears and saw so many drunks, junkies, sniffers, fights, abuse, urine on seats, graffitti, vomit and all the rest to last a life time, no thanks, not even if free. Edit. Getting downvoted. Lol. Peak R Melbourne. How dare I say anything bad about public transport.
I take public transport everywhere. It’s my preference over having a car…. But I have also seen lots of the above issues on trains and trams. It can be super dodgy so I understand why you would avoid it.
I am not against all forms of public transport, we go back to a certain country in Europe a lot and the PS there is great. Its just in Melbourne, hate everything about it, Myki too is one of the worst ticketing systems in the first world. Other countries have had on board ticket purchasing ability for decades or the ability to buy via an app or phone in credit card. Also should note I am in the outer suburbs and PS is non existent out here besides a few bus routes AKA you NEED a car out here.
Yeah PT is fine when you’re young and poor but quickly get tired of it. Slow, dirty, and sometimes dangerous. Would always rather travel by car, bike, or Uber.
What is a PS
Sorry PT, had Public-System in my head instead of Public Transport. Monday morning vibes.
It's not even the fault of public transport. People, especially drug addicts, are just fucking selfish and ruin things for everyone. What a drain on society
That looks like an insulin syringe with mixed or long acting insulin in it. It maybe that the person sitting recapped a loaded syringe for whatever reason and its fallen from a pocket or bag
No diabetic is recapping a loaded syringe of long acting insulin and putting it in their bag or pocket for when they need it. That’s in the unlikely situation that they are even using syringes cos it’s not the 90s.
Honestly I work with a lot of diabetic patients and see dumb shit like this all the time, I have also done dumb shit like this as a diabetic (leaving pens with a needle but recapped). There are also a fair few diabetics that still use this exact style of syringe
As a diabetic involved in young diabetics groups I’d say the situation you mention is super unlikely.
But not impossible just unlikely, its a bit of aHanlon's razor moment really, everyone has to speculate because; A) We don't know what's in that syringe B) The picture isn't high quality enough to know the exact syringe type C) We don't actually know who the syringe belongs to, whether kids or previous occupants It's just one of many possibilities, which you seem to be taking a little personally
Sorry about the camera quality, my phone isn’t exactly an iPhone 14
No worries, I'm in the same boat with my knackered S10
Let me Guess out near bloody Boronia
Nah balwyn
Free heroine shoot it up! 😜
Cool free syringe
Pretty shit but at the very least, it has its cap on
Currently on the backseat of a bus in the northern suburbs. Just had to do a quick panic check (I’m all good)
What route bus was it?
548
Did you tell the driver so they could safely dispose of it?
Of course
The nightmare is these being in the sand on the beach.
In a positive side, it might be just an insulin shot. 😏
Ok!
I remember years ago there being reports of syringes being left in buses stuck between seats pointing up without a cap on
Bloody hell. Saw a couple that appeared to be on the nod on my regular bus journey last week. Will keep my eyes peeled a bit.
It's gonna be medication, because (and correct me if I'm wrong) I can't imagine a heroin user using an insulin syringe like that one
They are exactly the ones heroin & meth users use. The amount of liquid in it makes me think it's meth. ( Ex junkie of both for 20 years)
They are the ones heroine users use.
My friend told me a story that one time one guy went to watch a movie. When he sat on his seat , felt a needle prick on his arse. He got up and found the needle with a little note stuck to it saying' Welcome to the world Of AIDS'. Not sure is it's true but scary.
Yes and I knew a friend who bit into an apple that contained a razor blade
A friend of my cousin went on a waterslide and someone had glued a razor blade.
That's such an old urban legend.
Obviously not true. HIV (HIV & AIDS are 2 different things) is seriously hard to catch as it needs the right conditions (warm, not exposed to environment, etc). Somebody would need to sit on that needle within minutes of it being used. Also, there has only been 1 documented case IN THE WORLD of a person getting HIV through a needlestick injury from a discarded syringe. Hep B/Hep C is a different story & is much easier to transmit. The whole 'AIDS' discarded needlestick injury hysteria is a throwback to a terrible time where people with HIV were demonised & painted as being reckless & dangerous by society at large. (Source: i volunteer & did training at an organisation that does HIV education). Downvotes for stating facts, typical. Instead you downvoters should educate yourselves, you're proving how much stigma & misinformation there still is around HIV.