Safe Drugs for All

[W105]

wonder if anybody else agrees with this Minister ?? are we actually making it easier for addicts to push the limits ??

Minister criticizes naloxone

https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/26 ... s-naloxone


An Alberta government minister says families affected by opioid abuse have told him that naloxone was encouraging their loved ones to take greater risks because they knew the life-saving drug could save them if they went too far.

"I met with many families adversely affected by addiction to hear their heart-wrenching stories and views. Some families expressed concern that the presence of naloxone was encouraging their loved ones to take greater risks, knowing that the life-saving drug was nearby," Luan wrote.

"I was asked by media what I heard from families, and recited many examples, including this one. This concern was expressed by families and are their words and experience. This is not my opinion or the position of the government of Alberta."

In his remarks to reporters on Friday, Luan said there was "a fine line" between wanting to help, and becoming "an enabler."

[JagXKR]

He is 100% correct. Good for him for coming out and stating an opposing view from the left wing apologists.
He needs to be knighted!

[W105]

well it certainly seems very logical doesn't it ?? and he is only repeating what has been told to him by Families who actually have been affected by addiction...

for some reason we completely forget that addiction doesn't just hurt the addict, it hurts all the people who love them and their opinions should matter and be heard too..

[bernie428]

wonder if anybody else agrees with this Minister ?? are we actually making it easier for addicts to push the limits ??

Minister criticizes naloxone

https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/26 ... s-naloxone


An Alberta government minister says families affected by opioid abuse have told him that naloxone was encouraging their loved ones to take greater risks because they knew the life-saving drug could save them if they went too far.

"I met with many families adversely affected by addiction to hear their heart-wrenching stories and views. Some families expressed concern that the presence of naloxone was encouraging their loved ones to take greater risks, knowing that the life-saving drug was nearby," Luan wrote.

No consequences = party harder.
These are already people who do not fear consequences, that's how they ended up where they are.
Or recogniize them but ignore them. The reasons can become unimportant.
I think it should be looked at for sure.
If it removes the one consequence they might still fear (death), is that in their best interests?
Take the shot, sure, but them it's off to rehab camp?




"I was asked by media what I heard from families, and recited many examples, including this one. This concern was expressed by families and are their words and experience. This is not my opinion or the position of the government of Alberta."

In his remarks to reporters on Friday, Luan said there was "a fine line" between wanting to help, and becoming "an enabler."

[jimmy4321]

I don't know what the policy is when it comes to policing but when someones flip flopping on the ground or their breathing is near nothing and out, people should not delay calling help without being interrogated or searched other than to simply know what's been injested etc. - so in a sense decriminalize for that only situation.
I think that alone would save many lives.
It's not like there's anything to learn, where the drug dealers are is always the worst kept secret.

[W105]

totally agree Bernie..like Luan said...there's a fine line with wanting to help and becoming an enabler..

nobody wants anybody to die but nobody wants to keep watching a loved one die a slow death everyday either..

back to the topic of Safe Drugs for All...won't this type of thinking be exactly the same thing ?? letting an addict push their limits because it would be so easy to get as much as you want ??

[featfan]

From the CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.5270983


"I've been through 153 overdoses in 12 months. That's directly related to not having an inhalation site [downtown]," said Anamacha, who added that he's been seeking help from Our Place Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to the homeless, for almost three years.

[the truth]

From the CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.5270983


"I've been through 153 overdoses in 12 months. That's directly related to not having an inhalation site [downtown]," said Anamacha, who added that he's been seeking help from Our Place Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to the homeless, for almost three years.

153 od's in 12 months way to make mommy proud, everyone else's fault but his hey budz-how

[Jsane922]

From the CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.5270983


"I've been through 153 overdoses in 12 months. That's directly related to not having an inhalation site [downtown]," said Anamacha, who added that he's been seeking help from Our Place Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to the homeless, for almost three years.

So he's saying that he needs more resources to enable him rather than those resources allocated to help him dry out? If he is truly seeking help with recovery why has he od'd 153 times? Clearly something isn't working.

[the truth]

what next https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-s ... htm#265621 big pharma looking to make more drugs available on the streets for kids

[pieinthei]

So he's saying that he needs more resources to enable him rather than those resources allocated to help him dry out? If he is truly seeking help with recovery why has he od'd 153 times? Clearly something isn't working.

obviously he doesn't know the term "know yer limit"..

[the truth]

So he's saying that he needs more resources to enable him rather than those resources allocated to help him dry out? If he is truly seeking help with recovery why has he od'd 153 times? Clearly something isn't working.

obviously he doesn't know the term "know yer limit"..

shoot up within it..............

[jimmy4321]

What's the definition of OD according to someone with a Naloxone kit?
I would bet that bar is far lower than when a buddy junky decided it was time to call for help.
Seems to me that many OD's your kidneys and everything else just wouldn't function. Are these numbers getting jacked up?

[the truth]

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