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by Skinney 4282 days ago
The drug policies in Norway is all wrong, Oslo is the european capitol of overdoses, and yet most politicians fail to face reality :/
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yeah i saw one guy overdosed when i was there - some countries are providing police and even addicts family members with Anti-Overdose Drugs

seems they can be given as a nasal spray so safer than injections - when people are not medically trained

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/nyregion/anti-overdose-dru...

In Bergen, Norway, they have just started handing out the nasal spray to heroin addicts. We have a huge overdose problem here and I hope this helps.
thats encouraging to hear - it seems like huge problems in the US are starting to force a change towards harm reduction, i think it's vermont where it's really out of control and they're changing laws a little bit, for example, if an addict calls an ambulance for someone who overdosed, then they won't be arrested or charged for drug offences