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Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are dying, hundreds revived

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Re: Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are dying, hundreds revived

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Post by SpelingBeeChamp »

oliwarner wrote: post #197
jrowley wrote: post #195

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can actually purchase the naloxone spray and carry it as a regular person. I've been thinking about getting some but I've heard gnarly stories about people reacting pretty intensely/dangerously after receiving the drug (eg attacking the person administering the drug)

Yeah the nasal spray should work within a couple of minutes. But even IM (5 minutes) is going to be pretty brutal. You imagine going from a numb high... to feeling everything you were blocking out with opiates. Many of these people have legitimate pain. You'd probably not be too happy. I'd certainly be wary about administering it to a stranger, without their consent and without knowing what their reaction would likel…

> Many of these people have legitimate pain.

I think you meant "physical pain"

Re: Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are dying, hundreds revived

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Post by SpelingBeeChamp »

krisives wrote: post #218
jrowley wrote: post #207

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Fair enough - sounds like we may irreconcilable ethical differences. Maybe I'll get more exposed to the issue and more jaded over time. Thanks for explaining your perspective.

I got up to get something to eat and the restaurant I wanted to eat at couldn't open because a group of heroin addicts outside sleeping on the steps refused to move until they were given food. That was about 40 minutes ago.

The police don't care about that?

Re: Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are dying, hundreds revived

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Post by krisives »

SpelingBeeChamp wrote: post #242
krisives wrote: post #218

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got up to get something to eat and the restaurant I wanted to eat at couldn't open because a group of heroin addicts outside sleeping on the steps refused to move until they were given food. That was about 40 minutes ago.

The police don't care about that?

The local Walgreens is now closed between the hours of 12AM - 6AM because the police won't respond to any theft calls during this time.

Re: Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are dying, hundreds revived

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Post by krisives »

vorotato wrote: post #230
krisives wrote: post #218

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I got up to get something to eat and the restaurant I wanted to eat at couldn't open because a group of heroin addicts outside sleeping on the steps refused to move until they were given food. That was about 40 minutes ago.

seems like a power play the restaurant could win by grabbing some taco bell.

This was at 6AM - Taco Bell near it doesn't open until 7AM silly!

Re: Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are dying, hundreds revived

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Post by krisives »

fjsolwmv wrote: post #221
krisives wrote: post #202

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For how long though? Having watched it first hand you can make whatever excuse you want for the first use, bad boyfriend, pharma industry, etc. My sister has been on heroin for probably 8 years now. She will call and ask for money and if anyone says no she spouts this same bullshit about it's not her fault etc. and she's an addict. We send her to rehab, she runs away, can't even tell you how many times I've seen it.…

Why didn't you notice the dirtiness before heroin?

The main point of my post was that them being shitty "because of heroine" is a false premise.

Re: Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are dying, hundreds revived

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Post by krisives »

mercer wrote: post #220
krisives wrote: post #204

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It's as much of your choice to use a heroin needle as it is to buy an iPhone is my point.

I've been a teenager and I've known a lot of teenagers. I can totes see a teenager get into heroin for all sorts of stupid reasons. Because teenagers are idiots [1]. I prefer a society where a stupid decision at that age can be corrected for at a later time. I prefer it over a society that oversimplifies all this to 'choice', going against so much of what we've learned about human nature over the past decades. [1]: A…

My bad you're forced to use heroine then I guess
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