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and exactly what are the negatives to this?
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plasticpitchfork
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Of course this is a good idea. I doubt we will see it in L.A. anytime soon, heartless bastards
Miss Coine
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I wonder if it has been of use to those who have OD'ed on fentanyl.
phr
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Yes. Naloxone can reverse a fentanyl OD. But, the problem with fentanyl OD's were that they required a lot of it. Paramedics were alarmed at first when the highest dose they were allowed to give didn't reverse what they thought, or were told, that was an opiate overdose. At that point in time they had to get permission from someone higher up to administer more naloxone. This all happened with the 2006 outbreak. Since then I believe some places have have changed their Narcan dose procedures.
Yes. Naloxone can reverse a fentanyl OD. But, the problem with fentanyl OD's were that they required a lot of it. Paramedics were alarmed at first when the highest dose they were allowed to give didn't reverse what they thought, or were told, that was an opiate overdose. At that point in time they had to get permission from someone higher up to administer more naloxone. This all happened with the 2006 outbreak. Since then I believe some places have have changed their Narcan dose procedures.
Beth_Amphetamine
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I was injected with Naloxone.
I'm not a heroin user, but I had some heroin. I'd been a fan of morphine in the past and I've taken lots of drugs before. I went through a really bad period, nothing was going right, I had been suicidal for months. I procured the heroin because I was planning suicide, and my attempts in the past were failed of course. I made sure I had more than enough, and 2 x 30mg morphine pill just in case I was lingering.
I called a close friend of mine because I realised that actually, I had no idea how to cook up a fix. I asked him how to, and him knowing I don't take heroin, was worried from the off. We both had a mutual friend that killed himself via heroin overdose; and he never touched the stuff either.
I'd already worked out how to cook up a fix and had injected and injected again. I remember not much, just blacking out and feeling like I was *that* close to death. My friend came and injected me with Naloxone, completely saved my life. He stayed with me for quite a while to see I was ok.
I'm so grateful he did that. I don't know what I was thinking; it's Christmas, and how can I EVER expect any of my family to understand.
Naloxone is a life saver, literally. Without Naloxone I would have definitely gone.
I'm not a heroin user, but I had some heroin. I'd been a fan of morphine in the past and I've taken lots of drugs before. I went through a really bad period, nothing was going right, I had been suicidal for months. I procured the heroin because I was planning suicide, and my attempts in the past were failed of course. I made sure I had more than enough, and 2 x 30mg morphine pill just in case I was lingering.
I called a close friend of mine because I realised that actually, I had no idea how to cook up a fix. I asked him how to, and him knowing I don't take heroin, was worried from the off. We both had a mutual friend that killed himself via heroin overdose; and he never touched the stuff either.
I'd already worked out how to cook up a fix and had injected and injected again. I remember not much, just blacking out and feeling like I was *that* close to death. My friend came and injected me with Naloxone, completely saved my life. He stayed with me for quite a while to see I was ok.
I'm so grateful he did that. I don't know what I was thinking; it's Christmas, and how can I EVER expect any of my family to understand.
Naloxone is a life saver, literally. Without Naloxone I would have definitely gone.
Beth_Amphetamine
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jpgrdnr said:
People don't get addicted just because they feel like it.
I think addiction to something like heroin especially does merit some sympathy; who in their right mind would get addicted so carelessly, with no reason to?