So when I got to the pharmacy (for the second time today, thanks “family” day🫠) I was greeted by this giant sign in the window (& again at the counter) that states the pharmacy keeps all narcotics in a time locked safe.

There were already clear notices about how narcotics are dispensed/kept on site… but I guess the province decided that wasn’t enough & more hostile signage was needed🙃

#onpoli #opioids #safesupply #narcotics #opioidscrisis #opioidhysteria #drugs
#pharma #harmreduction

"The police chief of the small Kentucky city of Vine Grove knew from heart-rending experience why he needed a vending machine outside his office.

Kenneth Mattingly’s daughter was twice brought to the brink of death by heroin and twice pulled back by paramedics carrying an antidote, naloxone."

Why #VendingMachines with a lifesaving drug are growing in the #US | #OpioidsCrisis #Naxalone | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/29/narcan-naloxone-us-vending-machines-opioid-crisis

Also for those who don't know what this substance is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carfentanil

I am a chronic pain patient and have been taken +10 years opioids, the last two years on fentanyl and it remarkably improved my own life compared to the combination of morphine / oxycodone I had before.

Makes me sad to see that fentanyl and its derivatives also end up causing such harm.

#health #opiods #medicine #healthcare #healthpolicy #opioidscrisis #publichealth

Also for those who don't know what this substance is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carfentanil

I am a chronic pain patient and have been taken +10 years opioids, the last two fentanyl and it remarkably improved my own life compared to the combination of morphine / oxycodone I had before. Makes me sad to see that fentanyl and its derivatives also end up causing such harm.

#health #opiods #medicine #healthcare #healthpolicy #opioidscrisis