Residents in West Belfast are calling for preventative action to be taken after upwards of "25 needles a day" have been found in one area.
Those living in the Barrack Street area said they're increasingly concerned by the amount of drug paraphernalia sighted in the residential area in recent weeks.
Local man Andrew Foster said although Belfast City Council have been responsive in calling out to clear the items away, more preventative action needs to be taken to halt the issue in the first place.