Keep rinse water apart from water used to prepare drugs. Do not reuse cotton, water or bleach. If you don't have a puncture-resistant container, recap your needle after you use it. Don't recap needles used by other people. Do not put a plastic container with used syringes out with the recyclable plastics.
Hospitals accept used syringes.
Syringe exchange programs in New York State can dispose of your used syringes and give you new, sterile syringes. Drug treatment can help you stop using drugs. Overdose is a risk. If you're injecting drug of inknown stregth, do a tester shot to check the strength. SEPs can help you learn more about how to take care of yourself.