Education

144 readers

6 users here now

Posting Guidelines for our Education Community:

Be respectful: Treat all members with kindness and respect. Engage in constructive discussions and avoid personal attacks or offensive language.
Stay on-topic: Keep the discussions focused on educational topics. Avoid posting unrelated content or spamming the community.
Provide accurate information: Share reliable and credible sources when discussing educational topics. Avoid spreading misinformation or baseless claims.
No self-promotion: Refrain from excessive self-promotion or advertising. The community is for educational discussions, not for personal gain.
Use appropriate language: Avoid using vulgar or offensive language. Keep the discussions professional and inclusive.
Report rule violations: If you come across any rule violations, report them using the designated reporting system or contact the moderators directly.

Remember, as members of this community, it is our collective responsibility to maintain a positive and informative environment for everyone. Let's foster meaningful discussions and contribute to the growth of knowledge and learning.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

2tone

Her son died of an overdose in his dorm room. Where was the Narcan? (www.npr.org)

submitted 4 months ago by jeffw to c/education

4 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] chemical_cutthroat 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You know, I bet if we tried real hard, we could think of other ways of preventing overdoses that doesn't put the blame on the lack of a last resort in arms reach. That's a real slippery slope. "There was no narcan." "The narcan wasn't in the room." "The narcan hadn't been refilled since the last person." It's just going to be a never ending list of reasons someone can blame literally anything else. We need to fix the opioid problem. In the mean time, sure, put narcan on the campuses, but you can't just blame a lack of narcan for your loved one's overdose. I bet there were a few other things that could have happened on the way down to prevent it.

[–] jeffw 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Kids are going to use drugs at school. Drugs are going to have fentanyl when you least expect it. We need narcan available

[–] chemical_cutthroat 4 points 4 months ago

I'll quote myself:

In the mean time, sure, put narcan on the campuses

Just so we can see that we agree with each other. Yes, put narcan in the areas where people are doing drugs.

My beef is that the mother is blaming the lack of narcan for the overdose. No. I'm sorry. That's like jumping off a building and getting pissed that no one put out airbags for you to land on. Sure, we can put airbags at the bottom of every building, but maybe we should figure out a way to make jumping off of them a little less attractive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I agree with the last guy, sure go ahead and put narcan everywhere, but I don't think we should blame a school for a death if it isn't available.