Walkers were shocked after they found a syringe left sticking out of a post next to a South Gloucestershire footway recently.
The syringe was left in a post on the footway next to Feltham Road in Pucklechurch at the weekend.
The person who found the syringe posted a warning on social media and confirmed they had notified South Gloucestershire Council.
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