People are stupid and suffer the consequences.Then why is there still a problem?
People are stupid and suffer the consequences.Then why is there still a problem?
Narcan?Then why is there still a problem?
I like how you think…That's the goal, but until we figure that out.....
That is what it has become to be what it is produced for.
Used to be heroin.
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Has a toxicology report come out for the officer? I feel like this is another psychosomatic response to seeing fentanyl. Occupational exposure that leads to OD is super rare. The San Diego county deputy that "OD'd" a while back displayed no actual symptoms of an overdose and toxicology showed there was nothing at all in his system. I suspect the female officer will be the same especially since they said she was in and out after 3 doses of narcan after occupational exposure.
Experts question viral video of San Diego deputy's fentanyl encounter
One expert said officers and health care workers don't commonly experience overdoses of the drug and such a reaction is "almost never seen."abc7chicago.com
Viral video of San Diego deputy's fentanyl exposure raises questions
Some experts expressed doubts about the scenario. "You can't just touch fentanyl and overdose," physician Ryan Marino said.www.google.com
There's a couple news stories talking to experts about the San Diego incident.
Then a write up on the misinformation.
Can touch this: training to correct police officer beliefs about overdose from incidental contact with fentanyl - Health & Justice
Misinformation about overdose risk from accidentally inhaling or touching fentanyl is widespread among police in the United States. This may aggravate already elevated burdens of officer stress and burnout, while chilling lifesaving overdose response. Police education has shown promise in...healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com
But the families of addicts are. Still have some in our cabinet from when DoggyMama's late daughter (she died out in California) lived with us. It's easy to say "let them die" until it's your own child or grandchild. Narcan brought her daughter back from the brink (I and a neighbor were doing CPR on her in our driveway) while she was here. If you don't love your child enough to keep them from dying, then may God have mercy on your soul.This vending machine won't help those ODing away from the vending machine. Obtaining the vended med. for future use will require planning. The type of planning that most addicts aren't very good at.
I'm not in the let them die camp. My point was to your story; it's the responsible and caring non-addicts that will need to utilize the vending machine. As such, I wonder if there could be a better avenue for distribution. Maybe something along the lines of basic CPR training or related measures could be rec'd while picking up the naloxone dose, as opposed to simply a lever on a vending machine. It's sad to hear of your and DoggyMama's loss.But the families of addicts are. Still have some in our cabinet from when DoggyMama's late daughter (she died out in California) lived with us. It's easy to say "let them die" until it's your own child or grandchild. Narcan brought her daughter back from the brink (I and a neighbor were doing CPR on her in our driveway) while she was here. If you don't love your child enough to keep them from dying, then may God have mercy on your soul.
I've found plenty of narcan in junkies pockets. Used a junkies narcan on him back when I still was paying for the stuff I had.This vending machine won't help those ODing away from the vending machine. Obtaining the vended med. for future use will require planning. The type of planning that most addicts aren't very good at.
I've never really thought the vending machines were the best idea. I'd rather see smaller amounts in more places. In Grant county the peer support group has dryboxes on the sides of a couple buildings in higher risk areas. I got the stuff I carry now at the Grant county rescue mission and have saved 2 lives using the meds they supply.I'm not in the let them die camp. My point was to your story; it's the responsible and caring non-addicts that will need to utilize the vending machine. As such, I wonder if there could be a better avenue for distribution. Maybe something along the lines of basic CPR training or related measures could be rec'd while picking up the naloxone dose, as opposed to simply a lever on a vending machine. It's sad to hear of your and DoggyMama's loss.