Safe injection site

Canada and Safe Injection Sites Across the globe there are millions of people who face addiction to injectable drugs every day, and a good portion of people within Canada are afflicted with this circumstance. Often the people most affected by the presence of these drugs in society are those whom suffer from mental illness, or those who are currently homeless. The uses of these drugs are dangerous and pose severe health concerns to those whom use them, and an often sad but common outcome of these drugs is overdose. However a way to combat this has been presented by the idea and presence of safe injections sites. All over the world safe injection sites have already made an impact in the cities where they are present. Having every major city…

debate has been “safe injection sites,” where addicts go to inject heroin in a safe environment. Safe injection sites are not a valid response to the opioid epidemic because addicts will not use them, they ruin the area surrounding them, and are not solving the problem at hand. The main problem with safe injection sites is that they are not keeping people from getting addicted, or helping those already addicted recover. While they have been successful in lowering…

mother suffers a heroin overdose. She lays comatose amid the aisle of a Massachusetts Family Dollar, and the morose ululation of her daughter erupted upon social media, for a bystander recorded the distressing incident. A hopeful young man, one week following his rehabilitation discharge, died inside of his Colorado home, allegedly overdosing on a fatal sedative and opioid overdose. (The Opioid Crisis, Peter Katel). The heroin and opioid crisis continually fluctuates within the United States,…

Activities such as this are not judged by a reduction of the whole number of downhill mountain bikers being reduced, but by whether the deaths and injuries that occur have been reduced. “Mayor Sam Sullivan also spoke to the conference, he likened (harm reduction) to providing crutches to injured athletes on the mend (Elrod, 2007.)” Sullivan also asked us to consider if “wounded skiers would be more motivated to recover if we took away their wheelchairs, ramps and parking spaces (Elrod, 2007.)”…

department) have seized about $400,000 worth of heroin in 2011. But this year just threw August, we have seized 1.36 million dollars worth.” In that statement alone, that shows just how much this has increased in just from 2011 to 2016. There is something that must be done about this!There could be multiple solutions to this problem we have today. Some solutions could be working out, going for a run, joining a therapy class, or maybe something as simple as just getting out more. These could all…

the community of Esquimalt, I am proposing that there is a need to build a safe injection site to prevent accidental overdoses, as well as provide social services for detoxification and rehabilitation programs. It is important to note that Victoria and Esquimalt are not distinguished communities when studies are done. Therefore, the extrapolation of exact drug use statistics for Esquimalt is not available. For the purpose of this paper, Victoria statistics will…

Healthcare Problem The topic under discussion here is should healthcare professionals continue to aspirate during intramuscular (IM) injections. Administering injections is a basic nursing activity and can be a great source of anxiety for the individual on the receiving end. Can we change that or help to relieve the pain and anxiety by changing our practice? Aspirating during IM injection leads to increased duration of injection time. Does this lead to more pain and anxiety? And will we be able…

the ordered time, document the reason for the delay. Also, if the client refuses the medication or if a condition prevents the medication from being given, document that as well. (773) 3. List factors that influence the selection of the syringe size and type, the needle length and gauge. Select the syringe according to the type of medication you are giving and the location the medicine is being delivered, for instance utilizing an insulin syringe to administer insulin. The length of the needle…

Are you planning to move to a new home? Have you decided to hire a moving company to get your belongings safely from your old home to your new one? While you may be tempted to pick the first movers you find or to select randomly from a list, that may not be the best idea. Each moving company is slightly different and one that is right for someone else may not be the right one for you. Before you hire any movers, here are some questions you may want to ask them: How long have you been in…

Chen only to keep approximately $500.00 in petty cash readily available for gas in the smaller gray safe and will reference the amount in the safe in QuickBooks without counting the money in the safe. She alleges Mr. Chen will tell her of how much cash is in either safe and turn, she or Mr. Chen will put the money figure into her QuickBooks and claims she cannot say for sure or confirm the cash in either safe corresponds with the amount in QuickBooks. She alleges that Mr. Chen is the only person…