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New Jersey lawmakers are considering a proposal to allow the state Department of Health to open four safe-injection sites where drug addicts could shoot up without fear of arrest.
Roseanne Scotti, the director of the New Jersey Drug Policy Alliance, said these locations, also called overdose prevention centers or safe consumption rooms, are needed because the opioid overdoes epidemic continues to spiral out of control.
“We lost more than 3,000 people last year, so this is another attempt to bring people in out of the shadows and get them the help that they need and keep them safe,” she said last week. “Dead people don’t recover.”
Rather than having people with a substance abuse disorder getting high in back alleys or alone in their cars, she said “they could go and use the drugs they already have and there would be medical personnel there to make sure that they don’t overdose and to offer them access to treatment and other social services.”
There are about 120 overdose prevention centers around the world. There are none in this country, but several states, including New York, are considering the idea.
The centers would provide clean syringes and disinfecting wipes in order to avoid the spread of HIV and hepatitis C.
Medical personnel would have Narcan to revive anyone who overdosed, in addition to treating any other emergency.
Let’s open drunk driving lanes as well.
Jim Rogers makes just as much sense! ??
I mean, why not! Keep them safe and away from those who don’t approve..seems logical
Jim Rogers ⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️?
Jim Rogers it’s called rt 35 n rt 37
I agtree, great idea, just add some rubber guardrails.
Nicole Valenti Cutro That promotes more use not cure
Jim Rogers that is awesome!
Oh yeah. Let’s cater to these ass clowns.
David Brower ass clowns?
Shawn,
I’ve seen articles/responses like this before. I believe you understand. It seems that instead of a pure negative/turnaway response, that it gives people a chance to find a safe place, BUT Then to Find Help in a Positive Way.
Todd Vitelli No I’m going with ass ? clowns.
They have no goddamn fear of arrest now if they DIE AND NEED NARCAN!!!! This state is so goddamn ass backwards were now catering to druggies and junkies! Just when you thought you’ve seen it all ?♂️?♂️?
Patrick Brennan But we have to remove analog clocks because kids can’t tell time smh
Michael Goldsmith It’s pathetic
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. 21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.…
Michael Goldsmith and now know nothing about actual history, do math a completely stupid way, don’t know how to write cursive…
don’t know about anyone else my age, however, I am 19, know everything about “actual history,” can write cursive, and actually know a higher math level than most 25+ year olds 🙂 most of the 40 yos i have met can barely handle a basic trigonometry problem, much less calculus. So yes, I’ll do my stupid math my stupid way to cater toward our more technologically advanced society where modern jobs require the skill, and you can stick to your 60k desk job. To each their own. (and yes, I can tell time)
Shawn Nielsen
Guess the state forgot drugs are illegal. It’s a damn shame. Smh
Jeanna Simons the drugs aren’t illegal they’re “undocumented”
They wanna do this but wont legalize marijuauna how much sense does this make like lets get the narcan ready do they offer the wax folds ?
Jodilynn Virgilito-Lamberti that’s exactly what i was just about to type!! this makes no effin sense !! this state is so ass backwards ?
A wax fold?
Sheri Diana-Limone yea wat they put the dope in hun
Oh, sorry. I didnt know that. Is it literally wax or is that just a name for a container?
Sheri Diana-Limone wax paper
You can’t make profit off marijuana. Drug addicts you do between overdoses, infections, surgeries to repair diseased heart tissues, rehab stays, etc etc.
Oh get the fuck out of here with this bullshit….
Oh thank God!! I was praying this would happen some day for all drug addicts to become even worse.. fantastic idea … ????
Now of someone burns it down….will they get in trouble or will it be all cool like the people who go there to do the drugs
You have to be kidding me ~ what next
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! I dam near spit my drink out!! Ok let me see if I got this right-they want to create a site that’s “safe” for drug users to inject deadly lethal substances into their body so they don’t get any deadly diseases from dirty needles like HIV, AIDS, and hepatitis. And they want to assure only the cleanest, most sanitized needles are used to inject these deadly drugs because, you don’t want them getting any infections either. Are you actually fucking serious?
Christopher John Karbownik correct
Christopher John Karbownik a safe place to inject illegal drugs… You are correct. Most likely within a mile of a elementary school too… But i cant smoke weed legally and safely in my house i pay for
And what’s wrong with that exactly?
#wellsaidsir
Christopher John Karbownik gotta be an April fools joke
Shaye Marie what do you mean I hope you are joking
Christopher John Karbownik ?
best.comment.EVER….
Also, so they don’t die easily. It’s going to be like a methadone clinic, as you have to participate in a clean program to do this. That’s how Philly works.
Also.. less dirty needles for our kids to step on. Win/win. Plus, this brings in tax revenues. Sad that the state will profit off the walking dead.
A “clean” program shooting illegal lethal heroin so they don’t die easily from the lethal heroin? Just wanna make sure i got that right too
Christopher John Karbownik please research MAT. they wouldn’t bring in lethal heroin into it. They buy the pharmacy grade from Bayer Pharmaceuticals; hence big Pharma profit.
Ashley Hansen Oohhh you mean the healthy vitamin filled FDA approved heroin?
Christopher John Karbownik how else can the government profit off this site.. ??♀️
And I suppose there will be plenty of Narcan and medical staff on hand too. SHM
You gotta be f…in kidding me.
Christopher John Karbownik and Narcan’d if needed ! ?
Omg people what the hell is going on. Please can’t we fix stupid? Pleeese we can fix stupid! This is ridiculous
Wait, who’s paying for this shit?
Robyn Murray
You!!!!
Robyn Murray US the working People
Robyn Murray girl, you already know… ? Happy Tax Payer Season?
Wait, and we can’t get pot legalized???
Donna Richards because Pharma can’t make profit off of it. Think of all the secondary illnesses that go with drug addiction.
We all know you can’t die from weed..
Make all drugs legal. Only the strong will survive
I kind of have to agree with that in a way. Maybe remove warning labels while we are at it.
Gene pool is at it’s end limit. Let them take themselfves out. Drink your freshly brewed coffee, no more seatbelts, helmets, get rid of the yellow and white lines in the road. Let’s just free fall this life. Start over ,?
I see you are a fellow Darwinist.
Mike Margarella love it. Strong willed people not looking for handouts will be left. And I could leave my car unlocked at night.
This is totally ridiculous ??. We have enough drug overdoses we do the need this to give them more ideas for getting high
April Buchko they’ll get high with or without these places however this will reduce the overdose rate spread of disease and even help them seek treatment.
Shaye Marie this will not reduce the rate of overdoses or help seek treatment. Maybe the deaths from overdoses bc people will be there with Narcan but this is not good it’s disturbing!!!
This state is ass backwards
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But we can’t agree on legalizing a harmless green flower. What kind of bass ackwards foolishness…
No marijuana but this? ???♀️
Wait….was this meant to be posted yesterday??? April fools?? How about a nice comfortable area for my daughter to inject her insulin or check her blood sugar instead of a public restroom since she cant do it publicly without someones stupid comment!
Nicole Valenti Cutro That’s called HOME
Al Gee I hope you’re not referring to a place to take insulin or check blood sugar
Al, I check wherever I need to!!!
Nicole Valenti Cutro I’m saying that I’m very familiar with diabetes. This law, first of all is for junkies shooting in parks.
Diabetics are usually responsible, carry a hard case. Shoot when they need to and take their waste HOME.
Again, the needle disposal, they are doing this so heroin junkies don’t toss their infected needles on the floor in parks. I say arrest them
Enough is enough with this liberal ass governor. We need to take our state back
Stephan Damato governor? Try the whole of NJ Congress.
Stephan Damato the recall petition should be active soon.
Christy Barber Ok that’s not going anywhere
Stephan Damato a recall is being done.. to sign, go on the site. Need notarized signatures!!!
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Really?
Wow! But cannabis is the devil…?
And where are you going to put a place like that?
Wtf
lol what. who even comes up w this shit ? ??
What’s next are they going to create a drunk driving lane on all roads.
Yet its illegal for me to safely smoke weed in MY HOUSE?!?
This is simple. Weed wasnt legalized because it could harm our big pharma led state, but heroin and other opiate abusing people bring in the money for them.
Sheri Diana-Limone you’re right it’s all about the Benjamins !!!
They don’t give a SHIT about you
Sheri Diana-Limone truth
Sheri Diana-Limone you hit it right on the button!
But they are saying No to WEED…
Wtf is wrong with this state?
Parents have to try and teach and keep their children off drugs. But lets show them the state said its ok and here is a safe place to do it with no consequences. ??♀️
I can’t with this stupidity, wake up
This can’t be real… Enable at it’s finest.. are they aloud to smoke crack there as well??
Not around my family
This is ridiculous!! They won’t legalize marijuana but they want to open up a shooting gallery!!!
This is total horse shit. Enough already!!!!
Debbie Hogan Taylor agreed!
Joylene Fredericks-Rock that’s infuriating. Let’s condone it! Sickening.
Yes safely inject yourself with Heroin but don’t smoke marijuana
Jesus H Christ ?
Unbelievable. Why not makes the drugs available for free as well? Because opening a safe injection place is not the right thing to do.
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We are failing miserably as humans?
This is why I hate this state this is sick and everyone should be sicken by this like for real. This is a joke of a state hands down the biggest shit hole on the United states this Mayor is a worthless mistake also. Lets help out abunch of jokes in life that dont want to change because it is ok to be a dopehead. My anger and rage is overpowering this comment so I’m just going to leave well enough alone and say it’s fucking sad. 36 yearsold 24 friends dead to this drug I give zero fucks about anyones feelings about it.
It’s all about money. They couldn’t get their high tax approved on marijuana so they wanna do this to take tax $$ and eventually make heroin legal and tax it. Everyone’s doing the big drugs why not? Why make something legal to help people ??? ??♀️ smh !!!
So they will take money away from people with fatal genetic diagnosis and give it to help people get high! Wow
Annette Rosin Quinn I’m confused so drugs are illegal but ok to shot up the illegal drugs while being babysat but pot is illegal actually totally stupid idea
Annette Rosin Quinn No different then they won’t help veterans who deserve every bit of help and then some. But they give the world to illegal aliens, and they do give them everthing.. And even allow them to vote. How is it that someone that isn’t even here is able to vote?
Absolutely ridiculous
Forget a rec center for kids. Let’s build a hangout for junkies. Build it right next to the mayors house.
Wtf has this world come to? SMDH
All the people here sitting and judging the addicts. Ever watch someone you love die from heroin overdose? Ever have to stab your bestfriend with narcan and hope it works? Ever try to perform chest compressions on someone because they got a batch that was placed with rat poison and they seized and stopped breathing and had no heartbeat? Did you know that places like this have been proven to help get addicts into recovery? And the death toll drops drastically. Oh it also means that you can worry less about finding needles in public places where children could pick them up or step on them. And here’s a good question why do you even care what these people do anyway? It’s none of your business what they choose to put in their body. I’m sure some of yall smoke and drink alcohol and get pills from the dr that you take and how many of you take meds for something like migraines or sleeping issues? When you plate is clean then worry about what’s on someone else’s. You’re not buying it it’s not your family member so why bother talking shit. You don’t really care. If you did youd want to help them because that’s what people who care do rather than tear someone down whose already basically trying to kill themselves or at least numb the pain.
Shaye Marie I’m not being insensitive when I say this BUT, they chose to pick up this drug. It wasn’t something they were born with. This is despicable to me. You try saving people with Narcan and chest compressions, what about people with cancer? Why are they not getting special free treatment? There may be some good things that could possibly come of this HOWEVER, why should people BREAKING THE LAW, get special treatment? And it’s not a small law they’re breaking. It’s fucking heroin and it’s horrible.
Danielle Petroski because narcan doesn’t treat addiction…. bad comparison. And what they put in their bodies is still none of your business. So you’re argument is invalid.
No narcan doesn’t treat it, it just means they can get super high and know someone’s there so they’re not going to die I think he meant it as in treatments for actual diseases are mad expensive, not one of them free, or even cheap, you can’t get insulin needles for free but you can go to the needle exchange and get a shit ton for nothing. they do cater to drug users and its crazy, and I’ve been there done that so I’m not just talking out of my ass and have no experience, and you are totally correct in other countries, it shows that places that have done this have a drop in users, idk by how much but that’s a plus and less spread of aids or hep, less infections and abscesses, all good but it is still fucked up to enable people, because what if it doesn’t drop rates but only makes them higher because now people don’t have to worry about cops rolling up on them or overdosing in a bathroom where nobody knows, idk hopefully it helps but if it doesn’t its gonna be even more of a shit show, but how are they going to pay for it all, the building and all of the needles and caps and ties, water, cotton
April Marie uh no that’s not how that works either. Its actually an opiate blocker that stops the drug from getting to the receptors in the brain. Also there are plenty of programs that help physically I’ll and mentally Ill people with medical expenses housing groceries this is literally a way to keep them alive until they are ready for treatment which by the way is not free.
Shaye Marie lol yes it is what are you talking about nj has grants, unless you go out of state it IS free…and yeah it’s enabling them to keep doing it because they know they won’t die because someone is right there to narcan them and I know what it is and does, and what food stamps and section 8, yeah you don’t have to be mentally or physically I’ll to get either…
Shaye Marie been there done that but they have to want help in order for the help to work they have to hit rock bottom an addiction may be a disease but it was their choice the first time the most ridiculous idea I’ve ever heard
Shaye Marie I’m not a moron. My ex fiancé is a therapist and activist in this field. My argument is absolutely not invalid at all. Maybe invalid to you because you don’t like what I’m saying. And what IS MY BUSINESS IS MY TAX DOLLARS PAYING FOR THIS. WHAT IS MY BUSINESS IS MY CHILD POSSIBLY BEING CLOSE TO THIS DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY DECIDE TO PUT IT. What isn’t YOUR business is defending WHAT THEY PUT IN THEIR BODY. you think you’re the only one who has/does deal with addicts in their life? Think again honey, it’s been a lot of us unfortunately and you’re no more special than anyone else!!!
And BTW this is now today’s “population control” as horrible as that sounds. It’s exactly what it is. They’ll never stop it.
Its still none of your business what another human being does with their body and April Marie section 8 doesn’t get handed to them and what they spend their food stamps on or cash again isn’t any of your business also if you really think the tiny bit they get from the state would be enough to support a drug habit you’re definitely wrong and I promise you that nobody goes oh ima do a shit tone of heroin and kill myself because narcan exists. Theres ne way more deaths because most people are cowards and leave them to die.
Shaye Marie lol dudeee man you sound so dumb, clearly you don’t have first hand experience and lol and nothing was even mentioned about state money or drug addicts using it, you said you have to pay for rehab, which you don’t, unless you go out of state, and you said they help with housing and food for mentally/physically ill people…Yeahhh section 8, rental assistance and food stamps and if you go to social services you will get like 200 dollars from then unless you have kids, that’s what they offer like I don’t even know what your talking about, like wowww…. I said if they open a shooting safe haven then yeah people will get high as fuck because there will be people there to administer narcan, not people being cowards and leaving …. Like what…This was about them opening this place not about random dugs addicts shooting up in the street…
Shaye Marie Our tax dollars are paying for it!
Shaye Marie it sounds like you’re an addict and you’re just defending yourself. Hopefully you get the help you need.
April Marie yup!
Danielle Petroski has nothing to do with me I actually dont get high. But good on you for being judgmental
Fuck the Homeless
Bullsht. Send to Philly
So we’ve officially given up on solving the true issue at hand. Great
Dean Booth but yet they won’t legalize marijuana…
Dean Booth Agree 100%. Lets just make it worse while we are at it.
Can I drive drunk between 2-4am also? And… just MORE proof that Liberalism TRULY is a mental disorder! LMAO ?
Really??? Isn’t it illegal to buy drugs!!! Go ahead and reward them with a spot to get high. When one of them dies, the lawsuits will shut this down. Are you going to reward criminals next instead of punishing them? Just going to have a bunch of druggies in one spot. Looking for their next high. Guess u guys can provide the drugs too, at least the drugs won’t be laced with other stuff. Might as well provide the drugs too, no hot batches, u just might save a life.
Crazy
I am aware of addition. And always want the best for people. But this is crazy
No no no!! Are they nuts?? Get them help instead!! Ridiculous!! ?
This us utterly ridiculous sure tell kids that drugs are bad but hmmm let’s let the junkies who can’t get clean have a safe place to shoot up..hmmm narcan for everyone
Guess what everyone we have a safe place to shot up but still have homeless people and vets sleeping in the fucking woods.. We have people with cancer that cant smoke a joint everyday to help then eat or do there everydaythings they needto do but dopeheads get a safe place to shot up smh.this Mayor needs to get his head checked and be impeached the dumbest son of a bitch I ever met.
Sure, let’s enable addicts ?
Yes one of the first priorities… Worry about drug addicts… then illegals WTF is wrong with govenor?
Joe Giuliano he’s a total fucking MORON and idk why the people don’t start a petition to overturn his win. Dude won because he promised to get weed legalized which he has failed to do, instead now is focused on the medical marijuana program, like that shits already happening dude, work on what you promised the people, idk I HIGHLY doubt he will be re elected and idk how he hasn’t been unelected yet, the people have the right to do so
April Marie hopefully we can do something with that jerk
R u for real what the hell is nj coming to
Kaylin Gettis
Are you out your minds? Yeahhh that will solve the addiction problem. Narcan company will be rolling in the bucks even more then they already are. Everyone is making a profit on this problem BIG TIME.
Kim Osterbrink-Pompeo mmhmm that’s why they don’t wanna really try and stop it
There is no exit plan. They already have meth clinics run by the state that have no real plan to help kick the habit. Who’s going to oay for all that? You need a facility, nurses, doctors, supplies and a crap load of Narcan. Then they will have to be responsible to get them home safely. There goes more funding for medical transport. No help kicking the habit but they will keep them even and coming in daily.
I totally agree girl! Its crazy and anyone who thinks its not is obviously someone who is going to benefit from one of these places
Sherry Lynn Hawk
Fucking Morons are in Office!
Wow! Enabling at its best!
Are you kidding
Can I just stop paying taxes now? I’d like to stop supporting any part of this State. I’ll donate money to departments I actually utilize.
Thanks.
Just like Philadelphia.
Definitely Craziness?philly has had this in place for awhile and apparently it made a difference ?♀️ do this but shutdown any chance of legalizing marijuana ? I don’t get it
Becky Allen-Kushner
Sarah Creutzinger sweet yet there are no emergency Epi pens in public places.
Sarah Creutzinger ? I hope there are addiction counselors there
Becky Allen-Kushner this just kinda blows my mind. I’m not sure how I feel about it.
Smh this state sucks
BULLSHIT!!!
Guns and ammo. Why do you think they are trying to outlaw gun ownership. They used drug arrests for years to accomplish just that. Fight while you still can. Revolution.
Ok even CJK would agree with me that is a stupid assed idea
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Maybe we should open up a bank for bank robbers to rob. We have laws for a reason!! Drug use is illegal . The end
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but they wont legalize pot lolol
This is INSANE..just sit back watch them get high narcan in hand..paying people to work at these places..and how is this helping them exactly? Enabling for sure, even better why dont you buy the drugs for them also?
Kimm Rose – it actually helps the problem… look at the case studies in UK and other countries… decreases HIV cases as well
Kimm Rose – it actually helps the problem… look at the case studies in UK and other countries… decreases HIV cases as well
OMG…we have truly entered the twilight zone. Unfreakin believable.
Most ridiculous thing I ever heard !
So wait- I’m not allowed to protect my family because “concealed carry doesn’t belong in NJ” but we can give drug addicts a safe place to shoot up??? What in the actual fuck is wrong with NJ lawmakers??? This is an absolute disgrace!!! NJ lawmakers- please get your heads out of your asses and wake the hell up! You are an embarrassment!
Michael Sardella Well said!
Nancy Reeves thank you.
Michael Sardella I agree with you 100%. If we shoot a home invader we get arrested and sued by the criminal too.
Recall Murphy..he is destroying us!
Michael Sardella well said!
Michael Sardella what a fucked up state we live in. Unbelievable
Michael Sardella show me where you got this info from
Sean Quigley are you kidding me? I believe it was the day after Murphy took office- Sweeney made a speech with Murphy over his shoulder and the quote was “concealed carry does not belong in NJ”. That’s been the case for far too long. And the article above is talking about safe places for drug users to shoot up. What else do you need?
https://www.facebook.com/RecallPhilMurphy/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
Michael Sardella oh and don’t forget we’re a sanctuary state! And then there’s an exit tax just in case you want to get out…..They add insult to injury every day.
Jonas Garcia dead bad guys tell no tales
Michael Sardella EXACTLY… what a disgrace NJ is
Pat Stadthaus …and the “rain tax”!
Michael Sardella Dems elected Murphy that’s what happened.
This world is all going n the trash!!!!
Michael Sardella keep voting for mindless Dems, you get mindless legislation.
James Martone I don’t vote Democrat. You can blame the northern half of this state for that one.
Sean Quigley it’s the law you can not carry a gun .
Joy Casapullo sadly you are right.
Michael Sardella I agree with you 100% this is sickening! How about getting rid of bail reform and keep them in jail until they are clean instead of helping and encouraging them making it easier and confident to shoot up? This state is so outta control
Are you freakin serious right now!! This State is so stupid. I really need to leave Jersey I’m embarrassed to live here honestly
So will there be a room to wack up an 8ball… Or eat some lsd & so on?
Tim Wolff I laughed really hard at this comment! I just shake my head when I read of the insanity that’s going on…. I can’t smoke pot without some over priced under knowledged asshole telling me I should pay a subscription fee for a card I can only use at 1 of the 6 dispensaries in N.J., but why the fuck shouldn’t they be able to have “safe spaces”, I’ll let you know when I’m summoning my spaceship, you’re welcome to join us!! Lmao ??♀️??♀️??♀️
Tim Wolff it’s gonna be run by Nino Brown.
Tommy Myst Monaco Haha!
Joshua Dye the comments are hilarious…even Jersey people think Jersey’s nuts!
Recall election time…
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Let’s make sure we keep up the he war on cigarettes
Wow
So glad I left this state. Peeps, get together and get new politicians who don’t have their heads up their assess. What’s going on in our world? Killing babies and promoting drug use?
The next place NJ will allow is legal shoot up palaces with taxed drugs, right Murphy ?
This is just too much
Teri Nascimento so they r saying it’s ok to hurt urself ??♀️ what is this world coming to
They’re saying drug use is legal. Now they’ll be driving around high. This is total bullshit.
Teri Nascimento but for this whole month cops r driving around to ticket people on there cell phones cuz it’s distracted driving n u can kill someone but it’s ok to let these people die a slow death ??♀️
These lawmakers have gone INSANE!
Are they out of their minds?????
Good God
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Are you F’n kidding me! Who’s bright idea was this.. Murphy again.. We need to get these asshole lawmakers out of here. They are literally killing NJ! They all must be shooting up at one big party at the Governors house…
If it keeps dead bodies off the streets and their needles off of lawns, why not.
Is this an April fool’s joke??? You won’t legalize marijuana but you ok Opiate abuse?? Oh wait that’s right it’s all about BIG PHARMA!! ???
“Why no Marijuana”
Because you can’t profit off of it like you f
Do with drug addiction. Hospital/rehab stays, MAT, fighting secondary diagnosis such as myocarditis, Hepatitis,etc. Yeah, you make better bank off of drug addicts.
How about a nice clean safe place for our American homeless people to go….this country is F*#$in nuts
So in reality your saying its fine to get high and overdose. Come to this safe place, maybe you can offer cookies and drinks or something to make it welcoming.
Addiction is a huge problem, addicts all over the place, overdosing, leaving needles for children to get into. Do you really think this will help??? It’s going to cost tax payers, and just give addicts a place to go without any consequences for their actions/behaviors.
At what point do we (the residents) of the Great state of New Jersey become Guilty by association or for allowing the ILLEGAL activities to go on I don’t know about you but I am beginning to feel guilty (dirty) it’s sad I feel for aii but when it comes down to it even if you never touch Heroin it still affects everyone us sad there are no winners in the end ?????♀️?♂️???????????
Are you freaking kidding me. First there’s narcan now let’s allow them to do this without fear of being arrested. Why not try and help solve the problem instead of allowing them to do it safely. As if it’s even a safe thing to do with all the poisons mixed in.
Oh yeah you can’t walk In a pharmacy To get an insulin needle without a prescription but you can buy the same needles to Inject themselves. Smart lawmakers we have. And then They condemn law abiding citizens
Great one more thing my tax dollars go toooooooo….
That’s real smart ..How is that helping these people too get clean or get over the addiction …This is crazy ..
Clint ?
Tara Hoffman hopefully they just run out of narcan constantly and then when the state goes totally bankrupt reviving degenerates, then we will see a change
Unfortantly thats the only way to save ppl from dying
Omg so damm stupid wtg jersey, buy it for them why ur at it assholes
Don’t legalize weed… open up shooting gallery’s! Great job nj ??
This is fine. But you can’t have this and tell people they. And smoke weed.
They propose this, but I can’t get some fucking Xanax when I need it? ??♀️
Narcan on call too….. lol
Just stupid
What the fuck is wrong with NJ lawmakers is right!?!? ???
Gtfoh
Really!!!!!!!!!!!
Debbie Andrian Tyler WOW
I can’t stop thinking about this since I read it!! Seriously they won’t let people smoke a plant but they can all go shoot up at the heroin house? Are you kidding me?? No wonder everyone gets the f out of this state!! Smfh……
Amy Cavanaugh my thoughts exactly! Way to go NJ!
Lets just cater to them now as if multiple doses per pt is at tax payers expense as will these shooting up “clinics”!!!!!!!!!!
Disgrace………..
Agreed…..I feel they shld be arrested for possession then….They are givin permission to do illegal drugs and get away with it?What?!!!!!
They should also be able set up tables in these locations to sell their stolen items without fear of arrest.
Why not have a choice of their poison available as well! WHAT THE HELL?
This is ABSOLUTE INSANITY!!!!! Let the illegal drugs be shot up …….but people with different painful conditions are denied pain meds!!!! SMFH.
They propose this, but I can’t get some fucking Xanax when I need it? ??♀️
They’re joking right?!
I’m on disability and in pain every day and your telling me your not gonna legalize pot but your allow this is there going to be Narcan in vending machines for them also this makes no fucking sense
Jaime Bresee it is because who manufactures narcan. The second Merk, GSK or Pfizer get into the marijuana game, it will all of the sudden be okay
And we wont legalize marijuana??
Scumbags…tax money to support this shit. Support the poor, VETERANS, people fighting to stay alive from cancer etc..
So let me get this right. They would rather have safe-injection sites but not legalize marijuana?
Let’s keep helping the junkies it’s unbelievable
Fucking bullshit. Can I get a little bar get fucked up and be excuse for my behavior? Is ridiculous. If you get a drug problem I don’t think we should encourage it but given say places for them to fucking shoot that bullshit
Are you Fn kidding me FN liberals ??
It would be more civilized to just euthanize the entire compound daily smfh
Enablers.
Trying to copy NY . And look how bad it is out there. It’s all about money people. That’s all. Good I just moved from there.
this is enabling not helping
Tony Yag IV yeah not good
ITS ILLEGAL !! As soon as we get OD owner mgr of center gets charges
Are u F’n kidding me?
Look at all the butt hurt weed smokers???
What is wrong with NJ. No way
This is ok but a joint is not?
That is disgusting. What is next.
BS
You have to be kidding!
?♀️ will they be handing out refreshments too?
Great we are going to turn into san francisco. Great city to model after now with all their issues ?
Awful…ridiculous
Don’t roll ems to the sights then when they overdose and let the problem sort itself out ??.
So you want to enable heroin addicts..but you cant pass a bill to legalize marijuana…this state is fucking unbelievable..and they think this is going to help..
Is this an April fool’s joke?
Thank our new governor. We are the next California
This is insane…….
Next they will buy up abandoned homes and lots and open up safe places to go and get raped..
Just more ways to TAX US!!
Yet they won’t legalize weed..
After reading all the comments. It leads me to ask… How many of you voted for Murphy simply for pot? Your part of the cause for things like this. Ocean county is a terrible place to live anymore. People that were born and raised here can no longer afford to live here and raise a family here. We bend over backwards catering to junkies every day.. Enabling them just like most of their parents do. We give the world to illegal alians who should get nothing but deported. We totally ignore our Veterans needs completely. This state wants everyone to be on the welfare system in order to have control. And if you can’t see that your blind. Between the drugs. And the illegals and lakewood spreading their ways around Toms river and surrounding towns. And all the welfare bums around here make me just want to puke. Toms river is done. It became a shithole. And so has NJ as a whole… Enjoy your drug addicts, your illegals, and yes anchor babies are still illegals in my eyes. Welfare has just became a way of life here. Not my way of life. Enjoy Murphy I’m sorry you didn’t get your legal weed. Such a problem..
As a Nurse this is disgusting and goes against everything I’ve ever been taught! What happened to “first do no harm?”I would not EVER stand by and watch this happening! This Governor is doing nothing but destroying what integrity we have left!
Oh great
Why not let them get fentanyl to the children out there . This state sucks. I want out any way. Do the fyck what you want . You will anyway. Btw I didn’t vote for this idiot .
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But yet weed is still illegal? Not seeing the logic here…
You have got to be kidding
This is the stupidest thing I’ve heard
But this is NJ, are you surprised???
Regina Parriski Santos yeah kinda surprised, I mean how do these ppl drive home afterwards? Crazy that they would think this is a good thing.
Good question! I find myself shaking my head a lot when I read about the things going on in NJ. Like rain tax…??? ??♀️
Regina Parriski Santos lmfao ?rain tax? So there will be a sunshine tax too
Wouldn’t surprise me one bit!!! ☀️?
Lumberton is already getting one
Liberal NY wants to do the same thing, if they havent already. This state is one big fucking joke.
The firing range would be a good location
Are you F’ing kidding me???
O M G!!! well, the drugs win again. always.
People think that it’s a bad idea Atleast there not all over the place there in one place atleast there won’t be syringes all over your niehborhood or orders all over the place
Wtf
A chance for caring intervention ?
I thought drugs were illegal?
Since gambling is legal there should be a fight club approach. 2 junkies fight each other. Winner gets to move up to the next round, loser gets mandatory rehab or gets taken out. Eventually winner takes himself out to from OD, losers get help and we can all gamble bet on who will win! Lol
I thought we had these already. At the Wawas
Is this for real??? What in the actual fuck is happening?????????
WTF!!! Are we gonna supply it too?? Idiots!!!
A safe place for Junkie Slugs
So let me get this straight.. kids/ adults that need an epi pen to survive have to pay hundreds of dollars to get one. Yet a junkie gets a clean place to shoot up, clean needles and narcan just in case.. for free? Oh. That makes sense.
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Sooo we can’t legalize marijuana but we can do this?!
Cops can’t arrest illegal immigrants now they can’t arrest people shooting up!! WTF!! Why aren’t we just making sure they have clean needles?? I would love to know where they plan on putting these places! Also what will our taxes go up? I’m sure the insurance on one of these places has to be expensive, that’s a huge risk having a place where everyone is shooting up god knows what!!
This is absolutely the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard in my entire life. So why don’t we give murderers a safe place to murder people to
Lori McHugh I wonder do they get to drive home afterwards
No
The death toll is so high from opiate use, desperate measures are being put in place. It’s an epidemic. Horrible.
Is the site run by Nino Brown?
Oxymoron by morons
And then they drive home putting lives in danger… dumbest article I’ve ever read!! Why don’t you put out crack pipes so they can smoke while they are at it!! Heroin is ILLEGAL last time I checked.. so they want to make a safe space for addicts to shoot up and not get arrested for possession.. riiiiiggghhht….. but someone with a bowl of weed will get arrested and heavily fined… NJ YOU ARE SO BACKWARDS!!
Good job colonizers ????
I don’t think this should happen it’s just letting everyone think it’s ok to do drugs
Lisa Allen true very true I agree
Best solution to an opioid epidemic I ever heard!!! The people who thought this up are probably shooting dope themself!
Think about it who is running nj and who elected or voted for him . He was voted in because he wants to legalize pot . So far what has he done not a damn thing . Now this safe place to shoot up sounds like a scam to get more tax dollars from everyone.
Rose M Mulholland rose that is what I’ve been saying. Thank you all you idiots who voted for him because of pot. He hasn’t ligalized it yet and probably won’t. Now your putting more people at harm to.make a safe.place to shot up. Are you kidding me. Why not promote the state as a drug haven. We are already at risk being safe state for illegal immigrants. Thank you idiot government for turning this state into a scumbag heaven state and for all the B’s taxes. Next he is going to tax us for farting.haha! I mean really. Sorry Rose had say it.haha! This dude needs get grown out of office.
Rory Dunn vote his ass out
Rose M Mulholland I would like.to kick his ass for being a scumbag first.haha
Rory Dunn lolololol
Rose M Mulholland ????
NO NO NO… this will only encourage more drug use & more deaths… WTF is wrong with these people !
We’re not aloud to smoke weed but you can safely shoot up..??? What a bunch of half assed fucken idiots
Please ridiculous people wake the f up!!!
This is real life…?! Ohhhhhh…? While we are at it, let’s just open up a drunk driving lane… or a legal fight club in over populated areas like ShopRite or Starbucks… any other stupid ideas Murph? how about NJ has like 2 homeless shelters?! how about creating more reentry programs?! how about you check your drug pushing MD’s?! how about setting your local heroin dealers on fire and make a public example out of them?! Any of those options are dollars well spent. how about you go shove a lighter up your ass and burn up from the inside out- what an embarrassment ?
I wish we didn’t even have to discuss this, this epidemic has been going on for way to long.
“I am so happy my child will have a clean safe place to go shoot up heroin.” Said NO MOTHER ever. Ask any family who has gone through this and I will guarantee they would agree this isn’t a solution. This will just speed up the process of making the funeral arrangements sooner than later. Heartbreaking.?
This is exactly like putting a drunk driving lane on the parkway..
Are they hiring nurses and doctors? Interested in a job
Because that’s smart! Wtf is wrong with everyone. How about you open some free drug counseling clinics instead of saying it’s ok to shoot up?
Cassandralynn Tauschek its time for us to get out of this shit hole state they are enabling drug users it bad enthralled get narcan for free by police and ems
Chris Orlando
Wtf!
Max Hodgdon this is a joke right? This should have been posted on Monday. This state is a shitshow
Talk about enabling
Oh please is I’d just so nuts, we’ve got TO DO something ⁉️?
So marijuana isn’t legal just yet but it’ll basically be legal for these adictis to do way worse drugs. Great.
Don’t forget convenience stores and banks should have a window of time where criminals can rob them and feel like they’re in a safe place where they can release their emotions without the hindrance of laws and law enforcement. I mean it’s for the children isn’t it?
Ok im for this but at the same time this fucking state votes down weed. Fuck you nj
Michael Bucci I am not ok with this at all. This state is ass backwards. Let’s give them a place to shot the fuck up with EMTs and cops there… So their lives can be saved… It’s bullshit. The should open recovery centers with this money instead of giving them a way to shot up
Sure, and make the drugs free so the tax payers can pay for that too!!
WHAT A JO GOVERNOR ???
Murphy needs to be impeached ???
Imma go there to inject insulin.
I’m sorry…WHAT THE FAQ!!?? Oh HELLLLL NO
What the actually F##K WE REALLY HAVE LOST OUR MINDS
Since gambling is legal there should be a fight club approach. 2 junkies fight each other. Winner gets to move up to the next round, loser gets mandatory rehab or gets taken out. Eventually winner takes himself out to from OD, losers get help and we can all gamble bet on who will win! Lol
The message the state is sending is it’s OK To be a drug adict as long as you vote Democrat will give you a free needles
Absurd!!!
This is becoming a free for all state! Except taxes and prices!! I just can’t anymore! Where are these addicts getting money to shoot up? Oh I forgot…. Robbing friends and family! Feed the addiction NJ…. And watch what this state will become! Addicts have more rights more welfare more health benefits than a single mother working 40+ hours a week! Over it all!
Christiane well said !!!!
Thanks NJ. Your liberal votes have given us a government of, legislation by assclown.
To keep people (who are BREAKING THE LAW) from overdosing, the state has decided to make it easier for them to safely beak the law and be revived if they overdose?
I cannot be the only one thinking, “NOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD!!”! And what the f is going on in Trenton? Is there anyone there who can think rationally??
Sharon Noll Weiss totally agree with you!
Sharon Noll Weiss the world has gone mad!
What in FUCKS SAKE are we doing!!!!!!! How does this even happen..
Fuc:*n democratics keep protecting criminals
Randy Holt
Addicts don’t care about being safe.. they don’t care about where they are when they get high, they just want to get high, no care in the world about it being clean or safe, are we fucking serious??♀️??♀️??♀️??♀️??♀️??♀️??♀️
Oh my ,really this is BS
You’ve got to be kidding? Where the hell is their brains?
Ron Ogorek now we’re DEFINITELY NOT MOVING BACK. What a joke!
Samantha Ogorek told you I’d never move back
I wouldn’t want to live in the neighborhood near where they decide to put these facilities. Also imagine how large it would have to be.
Ilyssa Tori
Pathetic
Instead of working to get them off of drugs, this is new option. We need to open more rehabs that actually give a shit about helping these addicts kick the habit.. SMH
Bullshit
There’s actually many states that do this already. It’s because the fact is people getting high are gonna do it regardless and now more then ever people are dropping dead like flys due to overdoses. Since they know people are going to do it anyway this gives them a safe place to do it. Yea they shouldn’t be doing it to begin with but they’re going to.. in these facilities they have nurses that Incase anyone does overdose they’re there to help. I’m sure I’m gonna get a ton of comments saying this is ridiculous and you’re right.. the fact that the opiate epidemic is this bad that places like this exsist is ridiculous. But the fact is this is going to save lives. Most American families have someone they love in their family that is struggling with addiction. This could save your loved ones life..
This is the beginning of legalization of drugs
Hamsterdam?
Years ago we had problems with drug users but now they are going to give them a safe injection place to do it…..wow! just what we need more drug users becasue that is what it will create. Drug addict potheads who will do and say anything to get what they need for free. Non working not paying a new society that the Dems can control.
For real???? This is f**ked up!!!! Will they have Narcan to save themselves?? How about leaving them to their own devices?
they get Narcan-equipped babysitters in these places
This is an absolute disgrace. How about put them in rehab and off the streets. Our kids just found a needle at the baseball field they play at. Drug addicts do not care where they shoot up. Also once they arrive to this safe place to do illegal drugs will they be arrested?????
I thought drug possession was against the law? But get caught with a little marijuana and your life is ruined.
But no alcohol on Sandy Hook… Hmmmm.
This is asinine! Do you really think drug addicts will have the right frame of mind to go to a safe site? They will provide free medical personnel so they dont overdose? How will you stop that? You will provide free sanitizing wipes to prevent
Hepatitis & HIV! Yes because all drug addicts are in the right frame of mind to use disinfecting & cross contamination procedures!And who may I ask will foot the bill for such a program? Govt get your head out of your cough cough the clouds! Just keep enabling society! When in the heck did this world get so screwed up?
Are they kidding this can’t be true !!!!
Absolutely the most stupid idea ever. Why would you encourage this behavior? The more we normalize and cater to drug use the easier and more common abuse will become. When there are no consequences for bad actions those actions will not only continue but become more frequent. ???
Are you kidding me!!!!! I’m so out of this state!!!!!!
How about NOT and STOP making it easier for them to not give a Shit about themselves you or me.How about open more rehabs Stop Govt from pumping these towns up with Drugs to benefit them . You know they allow quite a bit in to sabotage a weakened town.Its control it population control & Thank your Scumbag Govt for it.And to the users get with it Choose Life living clean Its time you all make better choices Life is hard alot of times but its not something to say oh let me shoot up and it will get better ugg Grow up make better choices or Hide in a hole and stay there
You have choices nobody forced you to use point blank
What is happening to the world
Kassandra Frankewicz Terrible. I expect a thank you letter from every addict that uses these facilities because us taxpayers are funding this shit show.
Nooooo
This state is an embarrassment
This is ridiculous!!!!! why don’t we buy It for them tooo!!!!
And this helps them how? How about a non state regulated rehab that finally forces them to face their demons without sugar coating everything so that maybe they can finally learn to live without the drug???
So they are letting people shoot illegal drugs in the body in a safe surrounding, and couldn’t pass marijuana. STUPID
Diana Lee ????
This makes me sick! Just like Narcan all that does is enable someone with a drug problem to play Russian roulette.
How about when you arrest someone with the drugs they aren’t released a couple of hours later. The NJ Criminal Justice Reform Act was not supposed to release anyone that was a flight risk or posed a danger to the community. The only thing NJ cares about is the money they are getting releasing them. I guess the drug dealers they bust with large quantities of Heroine and other drugs killing people isn’t a danger to the community.
Let’s see what happens when someone dies at one of these places.
Towns are voting to not let despenseries in but they’re going to let these places to be available, ppl are missing the big picture here. Harder for legalize weed and easy for legal opoiods.
I can’t even believe this is an actual thought like wtf is happening to this state? And world? I need to get of NJ!
Thank the liberals! ?
Are they going to try to bullshit me and say these facilities are funded with seized money from drug busts?
thank the democrats
Makes me sick
I agree with this as long as people are on staff to encourage them to get help. An area where we could certainly use more funding as well
So, no to dispensaries, but yes to potentially killing yourself, freely… Ok.
New Jersey. The new Seattle. Good luck, y’all … I escaped 20 years ago and never regretted it for a moment.
We turn down legalizing marijuana but allow this!!!
Does not make sense we are encouraging their habit
This is disgusting! Why??
Seriously, how would this be helping society.
Helping or enabling???
This is an outrage to us law abiding people, the wrong will be coddled protected and I bet on the hard working taxpayers $$$ OH NO !!
This is ridiculous & who’s going to pay for that?! It’s not going to be the addicts that’s for sure ?
is this serious? please tell me this is fake news…
SMH ok open shooting galleries but make it extremely difficult for patients that require pain med for their chronic conditions to get their medications- guess they should start shooting up instead!
Betty Jane Wehner the county will approve that but we need to jump hoops for medical marijuana!!!
That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. Why don’t they supply the drugs too
Bro fix the fucking shitty roads
No but you are one ☝️ Murph!!
Dang they didnt offer no crack houses just 3-5 years in prison
Crazy! Next they’ll give these junkies a stipend every month to buy their junk! Out of control !
Insane !!!
New Jersey is out of control. This is ridiculous!
You won’t legalize marijuana but hell let’s help feed the opiat crisis and give people a place to use illegal drugs. Shouldn’t you be arresting them and not giving them a place to get high? Let me guess there will be narcan readily available too right? great job new jersey
WTF are they doing to our state? No…the drugs are illegal. Don’t make it easier for people to kill themselves. How do they get to and from these “safe places”? What addict is really going to wait to get from point A to point B to feel better? #recallPhilMurphy
Me too brother 33 years away
Ok, I know ppl I grew up
With that struggled with addiction and I fully support them trying to turn their life around, BUT are you serious with this??????. So they can fund places for ppl to actually go and get high, but they charge my husband $200 out of his paycheck every time he’s away on duty in the military to pay for his MRE meals, that they sometimes don’t even give him!!!! This is a complete disgrace! It’s no longer 3 hots and a cot for a military soldier, but someone else can have a safe place to go to get high? Is this what I’m giving my husband up for? This is what my family is sacrificing? His time away to protect a country that’s so beyond ass backwards!? I really just can’t!
This sounds perfectly reasonable to me. I also here you can soon book MS-13 gang members to perform at birthday parties for kids under 10. This state got just what it asked for when they elected Murphy.
No to pot , yes to heroin. Ok
F#%*’n ridiculous!!
Are you kidding this is enabling them more . How about setting up places where they can get help . This isn’t the answer too many are dying the drugs are being laced . How about there mental state of mind. So many do not have health insurance so the help gets put back on back burner but to fall back into the same crap . Something needs to be done but I don’t believe this is the right answer. I now believe the government has lost there minds .
You can thank those that voted Governor Murphy ?
Are Brothels next? Oh forgot Seaside!
this is not fixing the problem. sad..
This is a disgrace! Why not open Rehab centers and try and help these people get back on their feet. I don’t mean just a shelter they need doctors and therapists, people to truly listen to them and why they turned to drugs because they don’t even know why. This is enabling them to continue not solving a really big problem here in New Jersey How did anyone who voted for Murphy think that he was a good choice because he is an idiot!
This is bullshit. They shouldn’t even be narcanned
Great, keep enabling them. Let’s not help them, let’s stick the needle on the arm for them.
Murph’s the Worst!
This is so f’ed up..smfh
Thank you Murphy for yet another screw up
As our veterans and children remain homeless use OUR money for them, not addicts.
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This Governor is quite frankly out of his mind. Supporting drug addicts but will not legalize pot. Yes let keep the addiction train going. He needs to go.
As I am all for recovery…this isn’t the answer?
Absolutely not…this is crazy
Why not just put a DRINKING AND DRIVING LANE ON RT.37 …..
Peter Schwankert don’t forget the parkway as well. LOL.
Steven J Palombi out there… Ez pass lane get hockey helmets and crayons
Peter Schwankert so that’s what I’ve been doing wrong all this time?!?!?!!
WTF!!! Leave it to jersey!!
That’s not right to reward bad behavior will fix nothing!!
Make it easier to get high and ruin your life. That’s a sound plan. I hope they put these areas near the homes of the people who came up with this bright idea.
Wouldn’t want to be that medical person
But they won’t pass conceal carry or marijuana bill.
So ridiculous.
Jenna Jane you’re correct!!
I believe this is called aiding and abetting illegal drug use!@
But I can’t smoke weed
Take a look at what’s going on in Seattle
Need more rehab facilities that don’t detox and drop you on street. The rehabs need to detox and therapy to live without drugs. These safe injection sites are just promoting usage
They all have to buy life insurance policy’s payable to me before they go inside.
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Exactly, what’s really going on??? Think about it.
Wait…..what???
Are they insane and after they shoot up get back into their vehicle and kill someone .
This is acceptable but not legal recreational marijuana wtf is wrong with this state?????
oh no The Governor is approving it that way when your taxes go thru the roof , youll be to stoned even realize it, he’ll even throw in a strobe light and a pink floyd album with that
They should look at San Francisco. They started this year’s ago and now it is a haven for drug users! They are everywhere and the needles are everywhere!!It just made the situation worse.Wake up NJ!!!
But please, never legalize the devil’s lettuce!!!
Ridiculous.I guess there will be narcan available also?? And who will be the lucky person to administer that??
This is ridiculous
Omg safe havens to kill them selves insane. Treat and help not make it ok
This is an absolute joke that we now provide them with some where to get high!!!! This is condoning behavior that ruins theirs lives and their families. We are educated that doing drugs are bad and they CHOOSE to pick up that needle and shove it in their bodies. Now we give them the freedom to do this and to continue to ruin themselves. Tired of the excuses of addiction strong people who truly love themselves and their families would not continue to use. This is an absolute joke.!!!
Welcome to the Shithole
Well that was the most ridiculous thing I have ever read.