Harm reduction strategies in Canada, such as safe injection sites (SIS) have been proven to be an effective strategy to control the effects of injection drug use (Small et al., 2011). The proven effectiveness of these strategies renders the governments’ “war on drugs” and criminalization strategies ideological. The Toronto Board of Health meeting that took place on July 10, 2013 where public health officials, community organizations, previous injection drug users (IDUs) and their families spoke in
“Safe injection sites” are not a valid response to the Opioid Crisis it will defeat the purpose of treatment for people looking to end their addiction. If someone is an opioid drug addict, treatment to end the addiction would not be more appealing than going to an injection site to get high without prosecution. If addiction to opioid drugs is such a hard thing to stop, then it should not be promoted in any way. The fact that safe injection sites exist should be against the law in some way. If having
currently out of reach. Implementing progressive ideas such as safe injection sites have been a battle, both for caring social workers and front line emergency workers looking to minimize the health risks associated with risk taking behaviors that inevitably occur with intravenous drug use. While the addicted population currently uses considerable government funding by way of shelter services as well as prison and jail time, safe injection sites are a necessary step in the battle against drug abuse as
America hope to introduce safe injection centers. While safe injection sites are a valid response to opioid and other drug overdoses, they come with their own shortcomings. Since the year 2000, there have been nearly 250,000 deaths caused by an overdose on opioids, which are painkillers, and heroin (Katel). Many have suffered through the pain of losing a loved one and have pushed for the idea of injection sites. The purpose behind a safe injection site is to produce a safe environment that gradually
experts contemplate whether unique programs and medical institutions can provide for these abusers and evade a steady growth in the opioid epidemic. Concepts to reduce the opioid crisis include promoting awareness of opioid history, establishing safe-injection sites, advocating
Harm reduction can be defined as an approach that aims to reduce the consequences of high risk behaviours such as injection drug use on the individual and on society as a whole. Harm reduction programs provide injection drug users with access to a clean injection environment, sterile injections, drug-preparation equipment and safe disposal of contaminated material at the time of injection. Staff members in harm reduction facilities provide health teaching, anonymous HIV testing, information on addiction
InSite: A Harm Reduction Program Insite is the first legalized drug injection site in North American, it is located in Vancouver, Canada. Insite offers a safe place to inject or smoke illegal drugs, primarily heroin. Insite does not provide the drugs but they do offer medical help to anyone needing it. In 2009, 276,178 visits were recoded, and 484 overdoses occurred with no deaths, (Wikipedia, n. d). There has been major controversy over Insite treatment, especially under the Harper government.
This critical review will look at the skill of administering antipsychotic depot intramuscular injections. This skill was practised while I was on my psychiatric placement in a community setting. The setting will not be named for confidentiality reasons as set out by An Bord Altranais. According to An Bord Altranais (2008), under no circumstances may a student nurse disclose a health care facility’s identity in an assignment. Clinics were run twice a week in this particular community setting for
Peripheral Nerve Block WHAT IS A PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK? A peripheral nerve block is a type of medicine that is injected into an area of the body to numb everything below the injection site (regional anesthesia). The medicine is injected around the nerve that provides feeling to the area where you will have a surgical procedure done. A peripheral nerve block is done so that you do not feel any pain during your procedure. You may be numb for up to 24 hours after your peripheral nerve block is done
for decades. Anesthesiologist perform central neuroaxial block, peripheral nerve block and interventional pain injection as a procedure for anesthesia or acute or chronic pain control. Traditional regional anesthetic techniques usually is done by help of the anatomical landmarks and clinical judgment . Anatomic landmarks are usually an anatomic sign on the skin of injection site which identified by palpation on the bony prominence or arterial pulse. It could be near bony prominence or arterial
function is a bactericidal agent. It will inhibit the third and final stage of a bacterial cells wall. Meropenem binds to specific penicillin-binding proteins located inside the bacterial cell wall. Meropenem attacks the gram negative bacteria binding sites between carbapenems. There are four mechanisms of carbapenem resistance. They decrease the permeability of the outer membrane of Gram-negative organisms, decrease affinity for the target penicillin-binding proteins, over-expression of efflux pumps
Botox’s connection to our emotions Botox has been growingly popular and most of us don’t even think twice when we see someone with an obvious amount of Botox injections. But have we ever considered that Botox could have an effect on our natural emotions? Researchers believe that there is sufficient evidence that Botox injections may affect the way a person reacts to emotional circumstances. What exactly is Botox? According to Wikipedia, Botox or Botulinum toxin, is a neurotoxic protein that is produced
earlier reversed. These traumas happen all across America every day, but they can be prevented (Vestal). Safe Injection Facilities (SIF’s) are places where drug users can go for a safe and hygienic environment (Kerr
media has insinuated to the public about horror stories and the dangers. If they are so dangerous then why do doctors prescribe them? Why do pharmacies all over the planet still make them and sell them? To have an opinion on whether steroids are safe are not, it would help to know how they work and what responsibilities are needed when choosing to take them. Anabolic Steroids are a synthetic for of the naturally occurring hormone, testosterone. Anabolic steroids are used to promote accelerated
one must understand that it is normal to get such reports regarding safe vaccines. If I took the first shot of the Gardasil vaccine and then felt something unusual I might go and report it online as a side-effect of Gardasil because this is what first comes to mind. However when looking at these big numbers one must know that most of the side-effects of Gardasil are headaches, nausea, fever, swelling around the injection site, and syncope. Some cases of deaths have been reported, and a huge fuss
Should Drugs Be Decriminalized? Recreational drug use has been controversial for years. Government has deemed the use of certain drugs to be dangerous, addictive, costly, and fatal. Governmental agencies have passed laws to make drugs illegal and then have focused a great deal of attention and money trying to prohibit the use of these drugs, and many people support these sanctions because they view the illegality of drugs to be the main protection against the destruction of our society (Trebach
they think is right. Environmentalist want the technique of fracking banned because it plays a part in global warming, affects our water, and causes human health problems. If fracking cannot be banned because of its necessity then it should be made safe and eco-friendly. The process involves a well being drilled vertically to the desired depth, then turns ninety degrees and continues horizontally for thousands of feet into the shale believed to contain the trapped natural gas. A mix of water, sand
Aim Higher College has deployed an open source blog package. This package uses a database backend and allows users to create user IDs, sites, and their own content to post it. Recently, the service has had off-campus users who have posted links that appear to be directed towards university resources, but they are getting redirected toward off-campus malware sites. It seems that the website the college has deployed has become target of a DoS attack or other malware attacks. To help resolve the issue
Everyone must be safe around the internet because there are some people out there who will try to get your personal information and try to meet up with you. You must understand to never share personal information while online because online predators will try to get your trust and act like you friends. And remember all social media sites are public no matter what. Even if you lock your account people can hack or break past codes
I was walking in the park two days ago and I felt something while cleaning up after my dog. I found a hypodermic needle. I don't know how old the needle was it could have been under the snow for the whole winter. The needle was definitely out there for at least a couple of days, it was broken and bent. The E.R. doctor prescribed combivir as a human Immunodeficiency Virus prophylactic. The side effects are miserable, I felt like I had the flu. Anonymous www.morningsidebarc