By David Matthau July 6, 2017 2:13 AM
The opioid epidemic has gotten so bad in New Jersey that librarians are now being instructed to watch out for users overdosing inside a library bathrooms or behind rows of books.
“Our public libraries are obviously the most open building in a community, and we have had situations where librarians have had to call paramedics, for example, when someone has had an overdose,” said Pat Tumulty, the executive director of the New Jersey Library Association.
But there’s an upside to drug users finding safe spaces in libraries. People may come into a library seeking information about addiction, treatment and overdoses and “we’re very aware and very cognizant of making sure that we have the resources available.”
To deal with the opioid issue, Tumulty said, the association is teaming up with mental health experts.
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Why do we care so much about junkies! Let nature take its course and clean out the gene pool.
Instead, we are spending money supporting junkies and allowing them to procreate and bring terribly scarred children into this world.
Is that what happened at the future Starbucks drive-thru site?
The number of people addicted to increasingly cheap hard drugs suggests that “junkies” no longer exist if they ever did. Now they are our neighbors, our coworkers’ children, our nieces and nephews, and god forbid, our children.
Junkies always existed, and they still do. Sorry for my insesitivity.
1:30 because the junkies you refer to are your neighbors, children, parents, friends like 5:43 says. This country quite frankly doesn’t do enough to help addicts.
8:53 – No, this country actually does too much because there are snowflakes who want to make it into a full scale nanny-state.
If children get addicted, they parents can – and should – take care of it.
If adults become junkies, that is their problem. Given that the vast majority of the population does not constitute of junkies, clearly the problem lies with the individuals. Bailing them out constantly is not even remotely the solution.
2:25 – You clearly do not understand that addiction is a disease. And it’s a disease that knows no boundaries – rich, poor, men, women, veterans, businessmen/women, young people, seniors. Addiction is a societal problem not a personal problem and if you consider providing help for them too much trouble then you are part of the problem. You should read about how Portugal dealt with their problems and the results.
its Bushes Fault oy vey