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PostPosted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:51 pm 
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A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that plans can proceed for the nation’s first supervised-injection site in South Philadelphia, with operators saying it will open next week.

Organizers with Safehouse, a nonprofit formed to create the site, will announce further details of the plan Wednesday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

The opening of the site will end a two-year battle by the nonprofit to provide a place where people who are addicted to drugs can use them under medical supervision, be revived if they overdose and seek treatment, the Inquirer reported.

Safehouse has fought a multi-year legal battle to OK the site, with U.S. Attorney William McSwain arguing it would violate federal law.

McSwain said Tuesday he will appeal Judge Gerald A. McHugh’s ruling and claimed the site would lead to increased crime in the area, vowing to use “all enforcement tools” against the site including arrests and drug seizures if Safehouse opens the site before he exhausts his appeals.

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 Post subject: Re: Hamsterdam
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So where does this Safehouse charity get their money to fight a two year legal battle?


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"can use them under medical supervision, be revived if they overdose"

If they are under medical supervision, why would they overdose?


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If you legalize drug use, then people are going to use drugs! How do people not understand this? Shameful!

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So where does this Safehouse charity get their money to fight a two year legal battle?

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Peoria Matt wrote:
"can use them under medical supervision, be revived if they overdose"

If they are under medical supervision, why would they overdose?

Michael Jackson died under medical supervision :lol:

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Good point.

I guess in there, it's don't stop till you get enough. Bunch of smooth criminals.


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♫ ♪ Iiiiiiiiiiin South Philadelphia, born and raised,
In the Safehouse is where I spent most of my days.
Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool
And shootin' up some heroin, mouth full of drool.

When the US Attorney who was up to no good,
Started makin' trouble in my neighborhood.
I had one overdose and as I closed my eyes,
I thought, "I really wish I had been medically supervised".
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 Post subject: Re: Hamsterdam
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Peoria Matt wrote:
"can use them under medical supervision, be revived if they overdose"

If they are under medical supervision, why would they overdose?

Michael Jackson died under medical supervision :lol:


What kind of lawsuit settlement will be appropriate for these junkies when they die under " medical supervision"

I'm all for needle exchanges, even shacks set up for shooting dope..but this is ridiculous. I don't even think narcan should be administered by EMT or police more than once on the same junkie.

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 Post subject: Re: Hamsterdam
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So where does this Safehouse charity get their money to fight a two year legal battle?

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So where does this Safehouse charity get their money to fight a two year legal battle?

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:lol:


+ :lol:

Probably was getting hush money from Rawls.

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wait, so they are not trying to administer treatment, just provide a location to use?

Yes, I'd have a problem with that in my neighborhood.

I've been on both sides of facilities. There are some shady halfway house type corporations out there who are basically like welfare cheats and connected to organized crime. There are others that do fantastic work.

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Is Hamsterdam anything like Michael Scott's 'Tube City'?

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 Post subject: Re: Hamsterdam
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On my way to work I see a "clinic" type place that is a methadone and other administering place. I realize it is for the greater good. That said I would not be happy with the people (walking driving and on buses), mass vehicles etc coming from all angles as well as lined up in front like a soup kitchen.

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My wife saw a homeless guy revive another homeless guy with a Narcan pen at the overnight shelter a couple of weeks ago. Everybody in that subset of users are carrying them. The guy didn't end up going to the hospital, and everybody went about their business (I guess what else are you supposed to do.) Fucking wild.

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ive always wondered if narcan wasnt invented if all the herion addicts would be dead by now and the problem solved itself

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♫ ♪ Iiiiiiiiiiin South Philadelphia, born and raised,
In the Safehouse is where I spent most of my days.
Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool
And shootin' up some heroin, mouth full of drool.

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Started makin' trouble in my neighborhood.
I had one overdose and as I closed my eyes,
I thought, "I really wish I had been medically supervised".
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ive always wondered if narcan wasnt invented if all the herion addicts would be dead by now and the problem solved itself


Unfortunately the next generation is always prepared to supply more addicted individuals. I wish my idiot nephew had a dose back in the day.


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wait, so they are not trying to administer treatment, just provide a location to use?

Yes, I'd have a problem with that in my neighborhood.

I've been on both sides of facilities. There are some shady halfway house type corporations out there who are basically like welfare cheats and connected to organized crime. There are others that do fantastic work.


This and this

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