Used needles can be seen inside a disposal at a Baltimore, Maryland, needle exchange program in this 2018 file photo. Credit: Patrick Semansky / AP

As Bangor grapples with the task of getting hypodermic syringes off its streets, a statewide effort is underway to collect the implements, which pose a risk to wider communities.

Search the chart below to see how many needles each of these counties have collected from communities over the past few years.

Leela Stockley is an alumna of the University of Maine. She lives in northern Maine with her two pugs and a cat. Send videos and photo submissions to lstockley@bangordailynews.com.

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