nice one guys!
Bluelight Shrine
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We have turned Bluelight to black today, February 12, as a means of recognizing the passing of Ryan Haight, AKA "Quicksilver" of our Bluelight community. In 2001, Bluelight lost a dear a friend. Few of our current members will remember Ryan. He was an extraordinary young man by all counts. An honors student with an intellectual curiosity about the world and, perhaps most memorably, Ryan was a wonderful person and friend. Ryan was found dead the morning of February 12th from an overdose of prescription pain medication.
Quicksilver's death was not the first loss this community has suffered, nor was it our last. Back in 2001, the phrase "Opiate Epidemic" had not yet entered the lexicon of mainstream America. Indeed, in the same year the Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization responsible for accrediting hospitals, began promoting the now infamous 0-10 pain scale. In 2001 the Joint Commission and Purdue (The makers of Oxycontin) also collaborated on a guide for doctors and patients that claimed, "There is no evidence that addiction is a significant issue when persons are given opioids for pain control."
Fast forward to 2016 and 64,000 Americans died as a result of an opioid overdose -- a 20% increase from the year previous and more than all US military casualties in the Vietnam and Iraq wars combined. In 2018, it was reported that 165,000 people in the US had died from opioid overdoses with many millions more suffering the effects of opioid abuse. These numbers continue to grow each year.
Bluelight is committed to reducing the harm associated with opiates and all other substances by educating the individual. To this end, we provide a venue for open and honest discussion and provide resources for those in recovery or seeking help. We have established February 12th as "Black Bluelight Day," a time to remember all those we have lost and reaffirm our core mission of harm reduction.
On behalf of our staff and our worldwide community, we ask that you take a moment to reflect on what drug-related harm reduction means and how we can together further the health, safety and well being of those who visit our forums. I know I speak for our leadership when I say that we welcome your feedback and the opportunity to listen to the opinions and suggestions of our community.
We also welcome you to visit the Bluelight Shrine, where you may pay your respects to those we've lost. In a community like Bluelight, we are more likely to lose members than most communities given the nature of our mission. While we seek to educate in an effort to save lives, there will inevitably be times when personal decisions go wrong. We memorialize those we've lost both to keep them alive in our memories, but also as a reminder to all that we aren't invincible. We are all fallible, and mistakes may cost you the ultimate price. Know as much as you can before you make decisions or take risks, and know that we will be here to help you.
Bluelight Shrine
In memoriam of Quicksilver and other lost family members,
The Bluelight Staff
Bluelight staff..a wonderful and caring gesture without the trigger of judgement. Quicksilver, all u ever wanted to know, you now know.
An addend to posted..I believe in what nature and the land can provide. CPP, I was scribed morphine was on it for 20+yrs. Then abruptly ended by a MD who was scared ****less. Won't go on w wht I deal w now. Point; when taken/used, w out abusing, getting thru a day is the goal, it's a good thg. Evryones life...has meaning, if not 2 urself, someone else.
That is cool man. Especially for those who have been on here for a while.
-Wayne
-Wayne
I absolutely adore this site and I've just become a member today. The fact that the people here actually care makes the thought of the upcoming ordeals I'm about to go through a little easier. Much love to you all and many thoughts and prayers to those who have left us.Bluelight Family,
We have turned Bluelight to black today, February 12, as a means of recognizing the passing of Ryan Haight, AKA "Quicksilver" of our Bluelight community. In 2001, Bluelight lost a dear a friend. Few of our current members will remember Ryan. He was an extraordinary young man by all counts. An honors student with an intellectual curiosity about the world and, perhaps most memorably, Ryan was a wonderful person and friend. Ryan was found dead the morning of February 12th from an overdose of prescription pain medication.
Quicksilver's death was not the first loss this community has suffered, nor was it our last. Back in 2001, the phrase "Opiate Epidemic" had not yet entered the lexicon of mainstream America. Indeed, in the same year the Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization responsible for accrediting hospitals, began promoting the now infamous 0-10 pain scale. In 2001 the Joint Commission and Purdue (The makers of Oxycontin) also collaborated on a guide for doctors and patients that claimed, "There is no evidence that addiction is a significant issue when persons are given opioids for pain control."
Fast forward to 2016 and 64,000 Americans died as a result of an opioid overdose -- a 20% increase from the year previous and more than all US military casualties in the Vietnam and Iraq wars combined. In 2018, it was reported that 165,000 people in the US had died from opioid overdoses with many millions more suffering the effects of opioid abuse. These numbers continue to grow each year.
Bluelight is committed to reducing the harm associated with opiates and all other substances by educating the individual. To this end, we provide a venue for open and honest discussion and provide resources for those in recovery or seeking help. We have established February 12th as "Black Bluelight Day," a time to remember all those we have lost and reaffirm our core mission of harm reduction.
On behalf of our staff and our worldwide community, we ask that you take a moment to reflect on what drug-related harm reduction means and how we can together further the health, safety and well being of those who visit our forums. I know I speak for our leadership when I say that we welcome your feedback and the opportunity to listen to the opinions and suggestions of our community.
We also welcome you to visit the Bluelight Shrine, where you may pay your respects to those we've lost. In a community like Bluelight, we are more likely to lose members than most communities given the nature of our mission. While we seek to educate in an effort to save lives, there will inevitably be times when personal decisions go wrong. We memorialize those we've lost both to keep them alive in our memories, but also as a reminder to all that we aren't invincible. We are all fallible, and mistakes may cost you the ultimate price. Know as much as you can before you make decisions or take risks, and know that we will be here to help you.
Bluelight Shrine
In memoriam of Quicksilver and other lost family members,
The Bluelight Staff
A lot of us knew Quicksilver. Tho I had only just met him. A smart guy and huge loss.
It never hurts to remind folks that when encountering any new drugs, even from known sources, test small amounts every time instead of jumping ahead full steam for the "buzz". You can't take it back if you do too much at once.
This is a truly beautiful thing. Much love to the genuis that came up with it and of course much love to those that have had friends pass on.
My dad died the same day for the same reasons. R.I.P.
Hi to all,
After visiting the shrine I thought it appropriate to point out how wonderful it is such love and compassion is shown here, be it for those who are anonymous and those not. It's so nice to see so much thought put into the community, as I have learned to realize it is (by nature, not just by name).
Peace to all those involved... and thanx from those who never state it.
After visiting the shrine I thought it appropriate to point out how wonderful it is such love and compassion is shown here, be it for those who are anonymous and those not. It's so nice to see so much thought put into the community, as I have learned to realize it is (by nature, not just by name).
Peace to all those involved... and thanx from those who never state it.
wow ....
I hope I am never on the shrine,
however it is a great idea.
however it is a great idea.
its so hard to read those threads and links again. but thankyou.
i still remember that day that we found out about quicksilver...such a waste
EXACTLY
Great idea, mad props to those who participated in making this all possible!
Yeah.
awesome idea. No doubt countless bluelighters have died, unknown to others; at least here we can remember those whom we are aware of.
We may not be around to see that we are remembered, but it will be comforting to us while we are alive to know others care.
We may not be around to see that we are remembered, but it will be comforting to us while we are alive to know others care.