New York City Publishes Heroin Guide Book

[BloodEclipse]

State DEA Official Calls Big Apple Health Department's Drug Abuse Safety Initiative Disturbing



(AP) A New York City-funded guidebook for heroin users offers information on how to prepare drugs carefully and care for veins to avoid infection.

The state's top official with the Drug Enforcement Administration calls the "Take Charge Take Care" guide a "step-by-step instruction on how to inject a poison." DEA special agent-in-charge John Gilbride says the handout is disturbing.

The city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene printed about 70,000 copies.

A health official says the goal is to promote health and save lives. Assistant Commissioner Daliah Heller says instructions on how to perform injections were included because there's "a less harmful way to inject."

The illustrated guidebook offers information on HIV testing and the dangers of sharing needles.

I'm glad I live in Indiana. That place is insane.

 

[samot]

ya, thats a little carried away maybe it would be just as benificial if they printed up instructions on how to easily off themselves

 

[trnsplntfrmohio]

hopefully it has instructions about making sure there is a giant pocket of air in the syringe.

 

[AuntieBellum]

I'm glad I live in Indiana. That place is insane.

Agreed! Maybe we'd feel differently if we had the same kind of heroin problem in Indiana...



...wait, no, I don't think so.

God bless Indiana!

 

[RogerB]

Wow...just wow....

 

[Ashkelon]

What a shame that the NYC govt is interfering with the natural order of things.

A touch of Darwinism usually culls the junkie population in the cold months and summer flood gates of product get offset by improper shooting technique. Damn, now NYC is a "No Junkie left behind" jurisdiction.

 

[Mike_M]

Here's the funny part...... because NYC has published instructions on how to be a "safe junkie", it's only a matter of time before some junkie or his family sues the city because their instructions caused said junkies death or permanent disability. Mark my words, it's only a matter of time.......

They are freaking morons.