A public health vending machine in Brooklyn, which provides 24/7 access to Naloxone and other "harm reduction supplies." (New York City Department of Health)
Posted on 06/06/2023 9:42:32 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
New York City health officials on Monday unveiled the city's first public health vending machine, featuring free drug paraphernalia and anti-overdose meds for addicts.
The big blue box was installed in Brooklyn on Monday and will offer potentially life-saving Naloxone to drug users who have overdosed on opioids, along with instructions on how to use the drug. Instead of snacks or sodas, the vending machine also has hygiene kits and safe sex kits for anyone with a New York City ZIP code to claim.
Officials say similar machines in the U.S., Europe and Australia have demonstrated effectiveness at reducing overdose rates and the spread of infectious diseases.
"We are in the midst of an overdose crisis in our city, which is taking a fellow New Yorker from us every three hours and is a major cause of falling life expectancy in NYC," said Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan in a statement. "But we will continue to fight to keep our neighbors and loved ones alive with care, compassion and action. Public health vending machines are an innovative way to meet people where they are and to put life-saving tools like Naloxone in their hands. We’ll leave no stone unturned until we reverse the trends in opioid-related deaths in our city."
Overdose deaths in New York City are at historic highs. In 2021, there were 2,668 overdose deaths in NYC, compared with 2,103 in 2020. In 2021, 84% of overdose deaths involved an opioid. Fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid, was involved in 80% of all overdose deaths, according to the NYC Department of Health.
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But don’t get caught in the Rotten Apple with Ivermectin or Hydroxychloroquine.
Above vid shows what happened with the machine.
Just when you think you’ve seen the nadir, you can count on NYC or San Fran to sink even lower. The bluest cities in the bluest states never fail to raise perversity to an art form. Most rational societies would condemn drug use, but NYC encourages it.
I am very far away from that and very glad of it. No clown world for me.
Hunter is heading for New York.
Although the article excerpt doesn't emphasize this point, I see in the image that one must also submit one's ID (I'm assuming that this is some official picture ID), so the city can determine that the customer is, indeed, an adult / old enough to use this.
I wonder if this info is archived?
And does the vending machine also come with a surveillance camera, to prevent vandalism?
Regards,
You just can’t make this stuff up.
Pull out the narcan and refill with fentanyl.
It’s not a ‘public heath vending machine’, it’s a drug addict’s free crack pipe vending machine.
Free guns for criminals will be next.
This will be cleaned out within minutes. And then what? Someone is going to restock it many times a day? Even if giving away free crack pipes is a good idea, and I’m not saying it is, what a dumb way to do it.
Oh I see that it is built on the honor system...
Whoever thought that this was a good idea needs to be:
Fired, loudly and with purpose.
Denied any unemployment or welfare for life.
Have all credentials, diploma’s, etc. recinded.
Lose access to any type of loan, housing, etc.
This kind of stupid needs to be punished.
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