The Opioid Task Force in charge of expediting Representative Amanda Bouldin’s new bill seems to have failed at educating New Hampshire statehouse bureaucrats about the lifesaving substance, Narcan. Because of their ignorance, more lives will be lost to overdose while the paper pushers continue their medicine prohibition.
Bouldin’s first Narcan bill was a success, but the new bill will hasten the end of the Drug War.
There is more to Narcan then giving it to someone who ‘appears” to have a drug overdose. Hypoglycemic patients, post-dictal seizure patients, and many other types of medical emergencies are very similar to a drug overdose. This bill was stopped because there are so many more questions. Narcan is a drug It can cause serious complications in patients who don’t need it. This has nothing to do with the “drug war”.
Well said Jumping Jacks.
Jacks, How many Drug rehabs do you own now?
No Jacks. You’re not paying attention again. The Narcan Bill (HB 271) has not been stopped, the law has. The amendment to the law (as proposed by HB 271) has already been signed by Governor Hassan. It amended RSA 318-B15 and took effect on June 2, 2015. Despite this, lawful use of naloxone is now being stalled through a motion by the statehouse. Why? Because of anecdotal evidence being passed around by the NH law enforcement community (the primary beneficiaries of the “drug war” which you claim this has nothing to do with this). They’re claiming that drug dealers are… Read more »
Drac Vermell – Again, it is you who does not understand. I have already posted my position. Just because you read about Narcan at Wikipedia does not supply all the information about Narcan. There are no rumors Drac. Those are just words falling out of your mouth again. Unless you have the training to use Narcan on someone else, it has no use within the community.
Every time a drug bust is made, IF it affected the supply, it didn’t lessen demand. So, all you prohibitionist economics whizzes what happens THEN ? Drug prices rise due to lower supply on the streets, then addicts have to commit MORE crime to meet the rising costs. Thanks government !!!
If drugs were decriminalized the prices would drop, then correspondingly so would any associated crime committed to procure the drugs.
I bet you already knew that…yeah sure you did.
@Jumping Jacks: You don’t appear to know what you’re talking about. Big surprise, there! Naloxone is currently available at Rite Aid pharmacies in NH. The price is $50 for two 2mg doses in a kit with dispensing devices and an informational pamphlet. The bill that was stalled would have expanded that to all pharmacies, rather than just Rite Aid. That’s all. Your claim that naloxone can “cause serious complications in patients who don’t need it” is ludicrous, and rather proves the lie of your claims to be a medical professional. Naloxone, when administered to someone who does not have opiates… Read more »
They have not had any problems administering it in Syracuse,NY. I do not even know how many lives it has saved this year.
@Thomas Babilon: Indeed. Naloxone is ridiculously safe and easy to administer, and a proven life-saver. Even in cases where the patient might have survived to receive professional care regardless, the primary danger of opiate overdose is depressed breathing which can result in severe brain damage in minutes. There’s a night-and-day difference between caring for someone in a crash withdrawal due to naloxone administration and caring for someone who has severe damage due to prolonged hypoxia. Aside from the outcome for the patient, himself, the former may require a few days in the hospital, whereas the latter patient may require life-long… Read more »
@Jumping Jacks The words are falling out of the law enforcement community mouths on this subject, Jacks, not mine. There is no evidence that drug dealers are selling naloxone. This, by definition, makes these words a rumor. Even if these allegations is confirmed, the claim is that drug dealers are selling the substance at higher-than-market prices. Representative Bouldin’s new bill proposed to expand the availability of this substance and help curb black market sales of naloxone through competition. As for naloxone having no use in the community? It’s interesting that you presume to speak for everyone, Jacks. That you presume… Read more »
If narcan is so safe, why does the law limit criminal and civil liability?
Laws that limit liability are not libertarian.
@Blackie: Nothing is completely safe. But the discussion was how safe naloxone might be if given to someone who is not actually taking opiates (ie, if the individual administering the drug mis-read the symptoms of another condition as an overdose). In that situation, it is very safe; much safer than other common, household drugs. I have kids, and I’d be perfectly comfortable leaving a naloxone kit sitting on the counter, whereas I would not even consider leaving a dangerous drug like Tylenol sitting out. However, in the situation of someone who is actually taking opiates, it will send them into… Read more »
Too bad, OD’s are the best way to rid ourselves of scumbag junkies who lie, steal and rob from honest citizens. Wastes of humanity, they are nothing but parasites on the community.
who cares, OD’s clears the streets and jails of useless junkies.