Nurse at safe injection center

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Imagine that you have a brain disease. The disease causes you to inject a substance into your body. The injection might be occasional, or it could be daily, or even several times a day. Your brain is commanding you to do it. You wish you didn’t do this, but your volition has been hijacked. You are embarrassed about this task, so you try to do it in private. You try to find a hiding place where you can be alone and where no-one will see you. You know that there’s a chance that you’ll die from this task. The substance you purchased may be impureRead More →

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I was at a DuPage Health Department meeting recently where the Narcan program representatives reported that they performed 234 opioid reversals in the previous year. Said another way, the program saved lives 234 times. They showed a chart that summarized the locations of the rescues. While the majority of rescues were in houses and apartments, Twenty-two, or close to 10% were in workplaces. Our fellow employees are administering opioids in employee restrooms. With some research, I discovered that one third of all employees are impacted by Substance Use Disorder (SUD), either by having the disease themselves or by having loved ones with it. To-date, mostRead More →