Why I Help Addicts Shoot Up: Interview With Meera Bai, Christian Nurse & Harm Reduction Advocate
Why I help addicts shoot up: Interview with Meera Bai, Christian nurse & harm reduction advocate – Put in simple terms harm reduction is meeting people where they are at. In the homeless service’s space harm reduction also means being sober is not a requirement for services such as housing. My recent visit with Donny in Calgary [bit.ly is a near text book example. Donny was drinking and using on the streets for over 20 years, but when he got into housing and was given some dignity Donny got sober all on his own. But Donny was also lucky. He never really got into very hard drugs, so it was easier for him to get sober. Often this is hard for ‘normal’ people to understand but there is a point where drugs take over a persons life. They lose all reason and self-worth. Their whole existence revolves around getting another fix. Often this path takes a person down an unthinkable path of self-destruction. People end up doing things to survive that are horrible. HIV , Hepatitis C, and drug related deaths become a very serious public safety issue for all of us. One story I heard from a few different people is addicts using puddles of urine to “fix” their heroin. The thought makes me cringe, but I know what drugs did to me when I was heavily addicted. I needed drugs more than I needed air and would do anything to get them. My second city in Canada was Vancouver and I spent a day in Vancouver’s Downtown East side. [bit.ly have always wanted to visit a “wet shelter” (a shelter that provides alcohol) to see for myself. I call myself a ‘liberal redneck’ so although I do lean towards a …
ARS and Pacific Clinics Drug Abuse and Addiction Forum Offers Facts and Hope
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While substance abuse and drug addiction remains a common societal problem, the organization of events of this nature help inform the public about its causes, consequences, and available prevention and treatment resources. The second in the series of …
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North Adams forum addresses drug addiction
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Whipple and her friend Michelle Slater, who has a son recovering from an addiction, said that challenges beyond addiction include the fear and stigma of seeking help and not knowing where to actually go to find support. "There's a lot of judgment …
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Synthetic Pot Dangers: Side Effects Send Thousands of Teens to ER
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there have not been any scientific studies conducted on synthetic pot's effects on the brain; since the chemical composition of Spice is unknown, and it can be made up of a variety of compounds, the …
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