When I first tuned into this thread, my immediate impression was drive-by-troll on the way to the ban hammer. So I was shocked to see the join Date: Oct 2004, and figured it must be one of those weird cases when an account is left abandoned for years only to suddenly pop up spewing rightwing garbage. But no, He’s been posting fairly regularly, and a quick scan of his posts make him seem pretty reasonable.
So I gotta ask. What the hell is going on Claude? You gone from reasonable to troll in 60 seconds. Is there some subtext in your life that is making you wish death on all opioid addicts? If so bring it into the pit so you can tell us how you really feel so we can commiserate and get you some help. Has your account has been hacked? If so then sorry to hear it hope you get that straighted out.
If instead this is really just your true self then you are worse than the addicts you are wishing death on, and this pits for you.
I haven’t followed his posting career closely, but Mr. Remains has issues — biological, chemical, trauma-based? All of the above? There was a suspension, not too long ago. There but for the grace of Ghod go you or I.
When he writes that first responders should just let overdose cases proceed to death (rather than administering nalxone), he might well be wishing that on himself. His writing in the thread sounds as much like self-hatred as hostility toward opioid misusers.
He’s been here 14 years, huh? How long has “It’s taking longer than we thought” been in use? Could that have been a response to Mr. Remains’ participation?
As I said, before that thread I didn’t know him from Adam, so I only checked out his last 20 posts or so, which seemed reasonable. I didn’t go back 10 years and so I didn’t see the posts you highlighted. Yeah, there are some very dark undercurrents there.
This is just another moderately-common right-wing meme/talking point. I’ve seen it shared a few times on Facebook. It’s a twisted response to the fact that the free market has made EpiPens so expensive. The answer, in right-wing-la-la land is “well, if we weren’t wasting money on helping piece of shit druggies with their drugs, we would be able to spend money on drugs for the Good people who need them. Liberals are letting children and diabetics die while they waste money keeping scum sicko dirty smelly drug people alive.”
That is so dumb. I have my insulin injector on me always. I have friend who has an insulin pump. Most diabetics I know are well acquainted with what insulin they will need during a 24hr. time period. Accidents do happen though. But as a type1 diabetic I assure you, a timely insulin injection can wait til EMTs get there or for a short ride to a hospital. Police officers don’t need to have insulin in their cruiser. Unless of course, it’s a Zombie apocalypse or nuclear war. I think blood sugar high or lows would be the least of your probs. In that case.
erm, my dad is T1D but I’m not, so this is a question partly out of ignorance- how often, really, does someone with T1D need emergency insulin? in my personal experience, emergency diabetic issues almost always are hypoglycemia brought on by too much insulin.
That’s what the first-aid books told us - if someone you knew to be diabetic was acting erratically, better to give them a snack than to give them insulin, since excess insulin was far more likely to be the cause of their problem.
I carry a small tube of frosting in my emergency kit for this very reason. Easy to absorb without swallowing, little danger of choking. I’ve actually had to use it once on someone.
I don’t know. When Brandon Morrow was first coming up with the Mariners, I remember seeing some articles about him bringing his insulin pump to the mound with him in case of an emergency. Recent articles suggest he does not do that, so either I’m misremembering, or it was deemed unnecessary.
That said, a world-class athlete in a pressure situation might be an abnormal case.