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Joshua Mercer, Andrew Schmidt, and Oliver Brown

Calls for drug rehabilitation centre in Broken Hill grow amid concerns over dirty needles in public spaces

Broken Hill councillor Michael Boland finds used needles in Crystal Lane every day. (ABC Broken Hill: Joshua Mercer)

With dozens of dirty needles being found on a near-daily basis in the heart of Broken Hill, community members believe it is time a drug rehabilitation centre was opened in the far west. 

Businesses around Crystal Street and Crystal Lane and local workers say they are finding and disposing of used intravenous drug needles constantly.

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