Submitted by jr_reddit t3_11znbh7 in Connecticut
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Adventurous-Aide664 t1_jdfc2bb wrote
Thank you for your informed and considerate response. A lot of people in this sub can't get past their emotional response to the subject to see the logic in this.
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Justagreewithme t1_jdgepze wrote
Why don’t we worry about non-drug users first. Why can’t I get syringes for the medicine I was prescribed, while we are setting out tables for drug abusers. Both my wife and I have had issues where we are given our medicine, but not the syringe to take the medicine.
bluethread32 t1_jdhg3in wrote
Our healthcare system is broken.
Helping one set of people does not diminish the need to help another.
ParkingHelpful2690 t1_jdjnztf wrote
Open Injection sites have an extremely low rate of rehabilitation. Using drugs isn’t healthcare.
bluethread32 t1_jdjpvy2 wrote
They prevent death, and disease. That's healthcare.
Source for the low rehab rate?
Traditional_Ad7474 t1_jdhaff0 wrote
Did you ask your prescriber for a prescription for the syringes?
Justagreewithme t1_jdhdq5g wrote
Of course. Pharmacists can dispense syringes if they choose. They chose not to.
Viligans t1_jdga3tf wrote
Assuming they work like they have in other areas (which I believe they will), some possible impacts:
Health system: Fewer emergency calls & OD responses, meaning fewer people using ambulances & ER beds.
Finances: Save folks from the bills for emergency treatment (or reduce the state's burden if they're on state aid). Lack of hospitalization also cuts down on their sick time use and/or stops them from getting fired for missing work, helping their financial stability.
Personal health: Fewer ODs = more people alive, less scattered needles, fewer needle-transmitted diseases, greater access to resources to get clean.
Ethics: Regardless of your stance on drug use, someone who's using is gonna use. If these places stops some overdoses, it saves whoever would've found their body from having that trauma or discomfort burned into their brain.
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All in all...not a bad idea to explore.
Soup5665 t1_jdhjxvl wrote
I lost someone close to me to an OD that would be alive today if they were at an injection site.
That being said, is this the route we want to go down? Heroin use isn’t a “trend” that’s going to “phase out”. All the statistics and maps prove that use is on the rise.
Could very well be your kids at an injection site. Take the money for this and put it towards prevention/rehabs/education/methadone. We should get high schoolers to volunteer at rehabs and outreach programs so they can get a glimpse of what happens. Just my two cents.
Resident_Ant_6794 t1_jdejn2p wrote
Good
Corponation4 t1_jdf9cn9 wrote
Define "Success"
QuestorPS7 t1_jddbt59 wrote
Fantastic!
drollchair t1_jde8pof wrote
Meanwhile Hamden schools have to start earlier because they don’t have enough bus drivers. Couldn’t we pay bus drivers more money to attract people to the work instead of helping people get doped up? I get harm reduction and saving lives, but I can’t be the only one conflicted about this.
lazy-but-talented t1_jdekieh wrote
while we're expanding the scope of the issue just start taxing churches and you could have recovering addict bus drivers making $30/hr transporting your kids in a gold Mercedes
Jawaka99 t1_jdeyijt wrote
Or not fund abortions for people from other states
lazy-but-talented t1_jdhoqc7 wrote
i don't think all defunding all 10 people that may apply to would save our state
uglylittledogboy t1_jdgbbb0 wrote
You can do both
Justagreewithme t1_jdgev5b wrote
We should be able to do both, but unfortunately, we seemingly can’t.
Luis__FIGO t1_jdib83n wrote
you should be mad at First Student (the school bus company), they're a terrible company who overcharge tax payers and under pay their employees.
obsoletevernacular9 t1_jdix3kw wrote
Where are they proposing putting them ? I'm guessing in the cities?
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cool_zu t1_jdhx4zy wrote
While I think this is good option, I cannot stop to think how differently we treated the Crack epidemic compared to the Opioid epidemic. For crack users the best option we put forward was long harsh prison sentences. I wonder what the difference is.......but we all know.
ParkingHelpful2690 t1_jdjns84 wrote
the prison to crack pipeline isn’t really comparable to the hundreds of thousands of people who have died from opioid use.
cool_zu t1_jdjw54j wrote
Maybe they need longer jail sentences for opioids. We can make excuses but treatment was not really a big thing with crack. Also gun violence associated with crack killed thousands too.
MenaciaJones t1_jdkibqy wrote
No, just no.
Payment-Main t1_jdhdr6q wrote
What could go wrong?
ComputerBasedTorture t1_jdh7n2q wrote
Cringe
houle333 t1_jdddoww wrote
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that when people say
"we need to find creative solutions to the housing shortage which has been caused by new yorkers fleeing the shthole that NYC has been morphing into"
they didn't mean
"follow the NYC playbook".
ThatsALotOfOranges t1_jde2bru wrote
If you don't like safe injection sites you're welcome to not use them. But they're one of the most effective policies for reducing overdose deaths, as well as helping stop the spread of diseases like HIV.
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Badgercakes7 t1_jdhm43g wrote
By extending the problem do you mean extending the lives of people who would otherwise die from overdose? Cause it sounds like your solution is to simply let people die preventable deaths.
1234nameuser t1_jddmzwx wrote
We're still in record budget years.
Wait untill next budget accounts for the stock market crash / credit crunch and we're surprisingly in deficit territory.
Viceversa10 t1_jde1rhj wrote
Nope, we should just ship them all to NYC.
Resident_Ant_6794 t1_jdejkf3 wrote
We should just ship you to Florida
Viceversa10 t1_jdekdot wrote
Can I do drugs and get food and board for free too?!?!??
drchvtiv1234 t1_jdfysh8 wrote
You're 100% correct.
2PlenTiful4U t1_jddn0vq wrote
Sounds about right.
Donkeys do dumb shit.
It's Axiomatic.
1b1situacion t1_jdews9t wrote
Thank God I just moved out of CT. Beyond embarrassing it’s copy catting anything being done out of NYC
Badgercakes7 t1_jdhmarl wrote
Good riddance. Why bother visiting our subreddit then if you don’t live here and have such strong negative emotions about it?
1b1situacion t1_jdkafnb wrote
Showed up in my feed
Try crying more
Badgercakes7 t1_jdkp65d wrote
Trust me, no one is crying that you aren’t in CT.
Traditional_Ad7474 t1_jdeej18 wrote
I’ve been a pharmacist in CT for almost 30 years and I have always done my best to help people. I’ve spent time collecting syringes from parking lots of stores and facilities I’ve worked in because I don’t want anyone to have an accidental needle stick. (Many times on my own time) I’ve collected used syringes at work from “drug users” and never judged. I’ve tried to educate. A safe site like this isn’t JUST about a physical location to inject drugs. It’s also about educating people and keeping the community safe. If having safe sites leads to even 1 accidental needle stick being prevented it’s worth it. Please imagine a little kid in sandals who perhaps gets stuck in the foot while walking in the Chucky Cheese parking lot (I’ve seen needles in real life is this exact location). Imagine infection or disease results??? By promoting safe use and disposal without stigma we can decrease accidental sticks, help the environment, reduce overdose, and help heal the community. Maybe I’m just trying to say that safe sites offer more than just a place to “get high”.