Nevada becomes first state to install syringe vending machines

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/heroin-crisis-nevada-becomes-first-state-install-syringe-vending-machines-n746111

What do you guys think about that?


Comments


[105 Points] Barztomarz:

Less aids Is tight af


[55 Points] ForLol_Serious:

That's a good thing. It helps stop people sharing/reusing rigs.


[33 Points] OpOnymousSurvivor:

I went to prison for pot, yet they're encouraging safely continuing the opioid epidemic..... Awesome

The DEA is so fucked it's not even worth bothering.....


[15 Points] zachsheldon:

It encourages safer use for those who want to IV their DOC. I think that's a good thing and hope more states will follow!


[11 Points] None:

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[4 Points] KingHonky:

I bet the cops sit on these lines they do headshops and hassle and search people leaving it.


[2 Points] 2008Rays:

Will that lead to Drug Paraphernalia Charges

Under federal law, a person may not do any of the following:

  • Sell or offer to sell drug paraphernalia
  • Mail drug paraphernalia or transport it through interstate commerce
  • Import or export drug paraphernalia

Perhaps Nevada should be doing this on a DNM so they don't get v&


[1 Points] blizade:

thats a good idea in my opinion. people can now get their shit without having to be embarressed to go in and buy them and it should cut down on people sharing spikes big time. all states should do this for harm reduction imo, but then knowing how fucked up cops are they'd put up cameras and start monitoring who's buying them from the vending machines so they can get leads on who's involved in doing drugs and then go bust them :(


[1 Points] ERROR_:

Shit, I have enough trouble getting syringes with a Rx in California


[1 Points] homer_j_simpsoy:

Sure, less hep-c the better. It seems like they all catch it eventually, hiv isnt as much of a problem anymore. It'll cost more later to treat the infection (courtesy of tax dollars and inflated premiums for everybody else) rather than selling needles at an affordable price with demand being met by vending machine supply. The problem with intravenous users is lack of clean supplies, even though many states have laws that do not require doctors note of recommendation, the major drug store retailers still do as per company policy. That said, this only puts a band-aid on the current epidemic, these kids in their 20s are the new generation of addicts thanks to their gateway pills of oxycontin and everything else in the same family.


[1 Points] zombilives:

in italy syringe machine are the normal things


[1 Points] shaggingandjagging:

brilliant idea, there was a massive hiv/aids epidemic where i live in the 80's (was there hiv capital of Europe) cos getting a set of works (rig) was not easy, most ppl had to creep around hospitals to steal them and the feds would break them if they found a set on anyone (like the scene from trainspotting). then it was a hep epidemic in the 90's, then they opened needle exchanges and that bs was gone practically overnight, there is no doubt that giving out needles in any fashion is the way to go, the evidence is incontrovertible, this afaik was the beginning of harm reduction.

they don't give a flying fuck about us dying but when hiv or hep C start making there way into the world of the 2.5 kids nuclear family, they notice.


[1 Points] HoobyOG:

Holy shit I wish they had these a year ago before I got mrsa in my femur, likely from dirty equipment.


[1 Points] Bbarakti:

What I find most surprising is that Nevada is a lot more conservative than I ever expected before I moved there. To be giving away needles, in Sheldon Adleson's back yard is tantamount to sacrilege and I'm curious if he's been consulted. When he finds out he's gonna pull funding to something.. you can bet it.


[1 Points] barrytommy:

Stupidest idea ever when you think about it.


[1 Points] Championpuffa:

In uk most of the pharmacies have needle exchange. U can take your old ones in an get new ones for free. Not all pharmacies offer this service( most do) but the ones that do have a specific sign/logo on the door so you can easily tell.


[1 Points] OnAcidButUrThedum1:

This is a good start but we still have a very long way to go. The more options IV users have for getting clean/new needles the better. I can't tell you how many times heroin acquaintances of mine have been stuck using a dirty dull needle because they can't get any fresh ones. I don't IV but I am a heroin addict, and I have personally purchased needles for quite a few people just so they could be safe. When you see someone sitting next to you holding a bent needle without a cap they just took out their pocket, you really stop and wonder why the fuck they're even bothering...but alas junkies are gonna junk and whatever we can do to make it safer is a good thing.

I'm glad this isn't just a regular vending machine; that I would not agree with. The fact that you have to be registered with the needle exchange means you also have options on getting help more than if you could just buy them.

I think what we really need are specialized rehabs for just opiate users. You come in and still use your DOC but they have you in counseling and group therapy. You also get tapered down and then switched to subs/methadone and then taper off of that and get clean. Continue with treatment and after you graduate, do the next best thing and get in a halfway house.

This might sound crazy, but I think that is the step which is lacking in rehabs. To go from using to immediately being detoxed on meds leads so many into wanting to use again. If you could use in a controlled environment, with clean drugs, while also working towards getting off of them, I think we would see more success stories. But that's just an idea I have that I think would possibly work for me if I was gonna go back to rehab.


[1 Points] DiscoverInfo:

I get a box of 10 bags (100 total) of 27 gauge 1/2" needles at AIDS center in my city. Also many pharmacies give free 'care package' which is usually bag of clean sticks, tie off, alcohol pad, cookers, info. Free naloxone at some centers too.