After 7 overdoses in North Seattle on Thursday, health officials urge safer drug use

seattletimes.com/ ^ | January 17, 2019 at 8:24 pm | Asia Fields

[BenLurkin]

Health officials are advising people who use drugs to have naloxone on hand, which can be obtained at needle exchanges and other locations. They’re also advising people who are going to use drugs not to do so alone and to start with small amounts.

Those who suspect someone has had an overdose should call 911 right away and administer naloxone, according to Public Health. The law protects people who overdose and those who call 911 from drug-possession charges.

Naloxone is not harmful if given to someone who is not experiencing an overdose, so even when in doubt, bystanders should administer it, according to Public Health. Then, they should monitor the person for several hours.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Build the f.i.n.g Wall!

[MichaelCorleone]

Guess Nancy Reagan’s “Just say ‘no’” isn’t chic enough. eh?

[Dilbert San Diego]

So we are supposed to have this antidote drug on hand at all times, on the off chance we are walking down the street, and encounter someone who has overdosed?

How do we diagnose that someone overdosed, as opposed to having some other medical emergency?

[mplc51]

let the Liberals DIE!

[healy61]

Really, should this information be given by any decent self respecting dope dealer?

[healy61]

should = shouldn’t.

[Deaf Smith]

"when in doubt, bystanders should administer"

The OD scene in Plup Fiction comes to mind.

[golux]

In a lost nation of pussies, weenies, welfare, losers, homosexuals, addicts, broken hearts, communists, and dead children:

Health officials are advising people who use drugs to have naloxone on hand, which can be obtained at needle exchanges and other locations. They’re also advising people who are going to use drugs not to do so alone and to start with small amounts....

In America, as it was:

Health officials are advising people who use drugs to STOP.

[originalbuckeye]

Urge safer drug use??? They are completely destroying our culture! How very Democrat of them!

[Deaf Smith]

*Pulp Fiction

[Bonemaker]

“Naloxone is not harmful if given to someone who is not experiencing an overdose ...”

Do they have something like that for hangovers?

[gcparent]

Don’t believe in Narcan. If people abuse drugs and start to overdose just die already. Do yourself and society a favor.

[cherry]

gee, in the old days, the “authorities” would have urged people NOT to use drugs, NOT to be promiscuous, NOT to drink, etc....

[Mark17]

Urge safer drug use??? They are completely destroying our culture! How very Democrat of them!

I remember that other idiot, some years ago, saying we needed safer bullets. Is this the same mindset?

[Fungi]

“We need safer guns and safer bullets”
- Joycelyn Elders -
Is this quote true? Have not been able to verify it.

[Spok]

So the safe zones for shooting up aren’t working? Wow.

[rktman]

💉😵 fentynyl(sp)

[Sarah Barracuda]

Gee instead of saying “Hey druggies, maybe get some HELP” nah that would be stupid for the commies to say, instead “Here is a safe way to get high” WOW what buffoons

[Balding_Eagle]

Well, the only reason that one isn’t working is because the wrong people are in charge.

The one opening in Denver is going to work flawlessly.