Irony....or the results of busybodies in action

[Obvious Li]

Irony

n, pl -nies

1. the humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean

2. an instance of this, used to draw attention to some incongruity or irrationality

3. incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity







Warning issued as 31 people overdose in Vancouver's supervised injection site

 

Toxic heroin is to blame

 

THE CANADIAN PRESS October 14, 2014

 

VANCOUVER - Toxic heroin caused 31 overdoses in two days at Vancouver's safe injection site — believed to be a record for the facility that opened 11 years ago.



Gavin Wilson, a spokesman for Vancouver Coastal Health, said 15 people overdosed at Insite on Monday and 16 overdosed on Sunday.



He said 13 people overdosed at the facility on one day several years ago.



Wilson said contaminated heroin this year has caused 10 to 12 overdoses a week at Insite, where users inject their own drugs under the watchful eyes of a nurse who can intervene when someone is in trouble.



"This year, we've been seeing about 10 to 12 overdoses a week and that has been sort of historically high when it's that much," said Wilson. "And when you're seeing 16 overdoses a day that is cause for concern, certainly."



Wilson said medical staff at Insite provide oxygen to people experiencing the initial signs of an overdose. If a user goes into respiratory arrest, a drug called naloxone is administered to reverse an overdose, he said.



The health authority is trying to inform users about the bad heroin on the streets through community workers and posters at Insite.



Vancouver police issued a warning to drug users on Sunday.

[Obvious Li]

brought to you by mayor moonbeam and the bike lane brigade...... ac_beating

[Anonymous]

Irony

n, pl -nies

1. the humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean

2. an instance of this, used to draw attention to some incongruity or irrationality

3. incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity







Warning issued as 31 people overdose in Vancouver's supervised injection site

 

Toxic heroin is to blame

 

THE CANADIAN PRESS October 14, 2014

 

VANCOUVER - Toxic heroin caused 31 overdoses in two days at Vancouver's safe injection site — believed to be a record for the facility that opened 11 years ago.



Gavin Wilson, a spokesman for Vancouver Coastal Health, said 15 people overdosed at Insite on Monday and 16 overdosed on Sunday.



He said 13 people overdosed at the facility on one day several years ago.



Wilson said contaminated heroin this year has caused 10 to 12 overdoses a week at Insite, where users inject their own drugs under the watchful eyes of a nurse who can intervene when someone is in trouble.



"This year, we've been seeing about 10 to 12 overdoses a week and that has been sort of historically high when it's that much," said Wilson. "And when you're seeing 16 overdoses a day that is cause for concern, certainly."



Wilson said medical staff at Insite provide oxygen to people experiencing the initial signs of an overdose. If a user goes into respiratory arrest, a drug called naloxone is administered to reverse an overdose, he said.



The health authority is trying to inform users about the bad heroin on the streets through community workers and posters at Insite.



Vancouver police issued a warning to drug users on Sunday.

How terrible Obvious Li.

 ac_crying

[Big Wave Dave]

Irony

n, pl -nies

1. the humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean

2. an instance of this, used to draw attention to some incongruity or irrationality

3. incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity







Warning issued as 31 people overdose in Vancouver's supervised injection site

 

Toxic heroin is to blame

 

THE CANADIAN PRESS October 14, 2014

 

VANCOUVER - Toxic heroin caused 31 overdoses in two days at Vancouver's safe injection site — believed to be a record for the facility that opened 11 years ago.



Gavin Wilson, a spokesman for Vancouver Coastal Health, said 15 people overdosed at Insite on Monday and 16 overdosed on Sunday.



He said 13 people overdosed at the facility on one day several years ago.



Wilson said contaminated heroin this year has caused 10 to 12 overdoses a week at Insite, where users inject their own drugs under the watchful eyes of a nurse who can intervene when someone is in trouble.



"This year, we've been seeing about 10 to 12 overdoses a week and that has been sort of historically high when it's that much," said Wilson. "And when you're seeing 16 overdoses a day that is cause for concern, certainly."



Wilson said medical staff at Insite provide oxygen to people experiencing the initial signs of an overdose. If a user goes into respiratory arrest, a drug called naloxone is administered to reverse an overdose, he said.



The health authority is trying to inform users about the bad heroin on the streets through community workers and posters at Insite.



Vancouver police issued a warning to drug users on Sunday.

How terrible Obvious Li.

 ac_crying

 ac_toofunny

[RW]

Where is the irony?



Those people would still have had those drugs and received no medical help as a result.

[Obvious Li]

Where is the irony?



Those people would still have had those drugs and received no medical help as a result.

i think you answered your own question...i like big waves answer best.... ac_dance

[Obvious Li]

Irony

n, pl -nies

1. the humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean

2. an instance of this, used to draw attention to some incongruity or irrationality

3. incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity







Warning issued as 31 people overdose in Vancouver's supervised injection site

 

Toxic heroin is to blame

 

THE CANADIAN PRESS October 14, 2014

 

VANCOUVER - Toxic heroin caused 31 overdoses in two days at Vancouver's safe injection site — believed to be a record for the facility that opened 11 years ago.



Gavin Wilson, a spokesman for Vancouver Coastal Health, said 15 people overdosed at Insite on Monday and 16 overdosed on Sunday.



He said 13 people overdosed at the facility on one day several years ago.



Wilson said contaminated heroin this year has caused 10 to 12 overdoses a week at Insite, where users inject their own drugs under the watchful eyes of a nurse who can intervene when someone is in trouble.



"This year, we've been seeing about 10 to 12 overdoses a week and that has been sort of historically high when it's that much," said Wilson. "And when you're seeing 16 overdoses a day that is cause for concern, certainly."



Wilson said medical staff at Insite provide oxygen to people experiencing the initial signs of an overdose. If a user goes into respiratory arrest, a drug called naloxone is administered to reverse an overdose, he said.



The health authority is trying to inform users about the bad heroin on the streets through community workers and posters at Insite.



Vancouver police issued a warning to drug users on Sunday.

How terrible Obvious Li.

 ac_crying

but entirely predictable.....there is no aspect of daily life the busybodies don't stick their noses into.......they decided it was a good thing to provide drug addicts with poison and a warm place to inject it......a really really good idea...i suspect the next big thing will be gay kiddie diddling sites with NAMBLA providing oversite...... acc_devil  ac_lmfao

[RW]

From drug injecting to kiddie diddling.  Nice Munday.



They don't provide them with drugs BTW.  They bring their own.  



If you are going to crap on something, can you please at least read your own article first?

[Obvious Li]

From drug injecting to kiddie diddling.  Nice Munday.



They don't provide them with drugs BTW.  They bring their own.  



If you are going to crap on something, can you please at least read your own article first?

the drug addiction/kiddie diddling connection is there.....our drugs...their drugs.....no matter......it's a stupid idea.....i read the article......we are paying for health care professionals, and others, to be on standby while drug addicts ply their state sponsored trade.....how did we ever arrive at this fucking point as a society.. ac_wot

[Anonymous]

Irony

n, pl -nies

1. the humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean

2. an instance of this, used to draw attention to some incongruity or irrationality

3. incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity







Warning issued as 31 people overdose in Vancouver's supervised injection site

 

Toxic heroin is to blame

 

THE CANADIAN PRESS October 14, 2014

 

VANCOUVER - Toxic heroin caused 31 overdoses in two days at Vancouver's safe injection site — believed to be a record for the facility that opened 11 years ago.



Gavin Wilson, a spokesman for Vancouver Coastal Health, said 15 people overdosed at Insite on Monday and 16 overdosed on Sunday.



He said 13 people overdosed at the facility on one day several years ago.



Wilson said contaminated heroin this year has caused 10 to 12 overdoses a week at Insite, where users inject their own drugs under the watchful eyes of a nurse who can intervene when someone is in trouble.



"This year, we've been seeing about 10 to 12 overdoses a week and that has been sort of historically high when it's that much," said Wilson. "And when you're seeing 16 overdoses a day that is cause for concern, certainly."



Wilson said medical staff at Insite provide oxygen to people experiencing the initial signs of an overdose. If a user goes into respiratory arrest, a drug called naloxone is administered to reverse an overdose, he said.



The health authority is trying to inform users about the bad heroin on the streets through community workers and posters at Insite.



Vancouver police issued a warning to drug users on Sunday.

I hope everyone of those junkies who overdosed dies.  ac_drinks

[Romero]

No overdose deaths at Insite yet. That's part of the plan.

The site has been the focus of more than thirty studies, published in 15 peer-reviewed journals. The research indicates an array of benefits, including reductions in public injecting and syringe sharing and increases in the use of detoxification services and addiction treatment among patients. Preliminary observations published in 2004 in the journal Harm Reduction indicate that the site successfully attracted injecting drug users and thus decreased public drug use.



Additional research in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that the site has reduced public injections, neighbourhood litter, and needle sharing. Two studies in the journal Addiction and in the New England Journal of Medicine indicate that patients at the site have increased their use of detoxification services and long-term addiction treatment. Furthermore, research in The Lancet indicates that the site substantially reduces the sharing of syringes.



A 2008 cost-benefit analysis of the site in the Canadian Medical Association Journal observed net-savings of $18 million and an increase of 1175 life-years over ten years. Another cost-benefit analysis published in the International Journal of Drug Policy in 2010 determined that the site prevents 35 cases of HIV and about 3 deaths per year, indicating a yearly net-societal benefit of more than $6 million. A 2011 study in The Lancet found overdose deaths have dropped 35% in the Insite area since it opened, much more than 9% drop elsewhere in Vancouver. An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal noted that after three years of research "a remarkable consensus that the facility reduces harm to users and the public developed among scientists, criminologists, and even the Vancouver Police Department."



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insite">//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insite

It's easy to wish that the problem would just go away but it's not going to.



Insite saves lives, money and resources. Without it, there is much more pressure on policing and health care. The amount it saves from needle sharers not spreading disease is worth it alone.

[Obvious Li]

Irony

n, pl -nies

1. the humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean

2. an instance of this, used to draw attention to some incongruity or irrationality

3. incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity







Warning issued as 31 people overdose in Vancouver's supervised injection site

 

Toxic heroin is to blame

 

THE CANADIAN PRESS October 14, 2014

 

VANCOUVER - Toxic heroin caused 31 overdoses in two days at Vancouver's safe injection site — believed to be a record for the facility that opened 11 years ago.



Gavin Wilson, a spokesman for Vancouver Coastal Health, said 15 people overdosed at Insite on Monday and 16 overdosed on Sunday.



He said 13 people overdosed at the facility on one day several years ago.



Wilson said contaminated heroin this year has caused 10 to 12 overdoses a week at Insite, where users inject their own drugs under the watchful eyes of a nurse who can intervene when someone is in trouble.



"This year, we've been seeing about 10 to 12 overdoses a week and that has been sort of historically high when it's that much," said Wilson. "And when you're seeing 16 overdoses a day that is cause for concern, certainly."



Wilson said medical staff at Insite provide oxygen to people experiencing the initial signs of an overdose. If a user goes into respiratory arrest, a drug called naloxone is administered to reverse an overdose, he said.



The health authority is trying to inform users about the bad heroin on the streets through community workers and posters at Insite.



Vancouver police issued a warning to drug users on Sunday.

I hope everyone of those junkies who overdosed dies.  ac_drinks

oh hell no....we supply professional health care providers as well for these shit rats...we let them overdose and then spend valuable health care dollars bringing them around so they can inject drugs in their system ASAP...i suspect they have ambulances on standby tied up as well

[Anonymous]

No overdose deaths at Insite yet.

That's a shame, but hey, there's always tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

The government should provide taxpayer-funded hotel/motel rooms for anyone who has been drinking or at the very least, free taxis. Let's face it, even though impaired driving is against the law, that policy just isn't working. We all know you can't force all the people who drink and drive to change ....they have to want it.

[Anonymous]

The government should provide taxpayer-funded hotel/motel rooms for anyone who has been drinking or at the very least, free taxis. Let's face it, even though impaired driving is against the law, that policy just isn't working. We all know you can't force all the people who drink and drive to change ....they have to want it.

You are comparing apples to oranges. If heroin addicts were shooting up and then getting behind the wheel it would be a fair comparison.



Insite appears in peer-reviewed studies, but that does not mean it is free from error. If an article appears in a journal and is said to have been "peer-reviewed" it does not mean that the person reviewing the work has reconstructed all experiments to make sure everything is as claimed. The system of peer review can be just as biased, misleading, incomplete or just plain wrong. Journalists seem to see peer-review as a divine creed.