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A new task force is attempting to tackle anti-social behaviour in a town after concerns from parents about needles being found in public.
One mother from Chard, in Somerset, who asked not to be named, said her son picked up a used drug pipe and later a used needle.
She said: "Something needs to be done. We are one step away from someone being very dangerously hurt."
Independent town councillor Andy Webb has set up the Chard Community Task Force, made up of the police, schools, town council and youth groups, to work together to help address the problem.
The mother told the BBC she had called Avon and Somerset Police several times, but added: "They don't do anything."
Avon and Somerset Police said it is working with partner agencies to "tackle the root causes of these problems".
It has also advised anyone who finds discarded drug-related items to contact their local authority – the body responsible for safely clearing them away.
Sonia Barnes, who also lives in Chard, said drug-related activity was "very blatant on the streets".
"Daylight even, you will see a little package and money exchanging hands. There's an awful lot of it," she added.
