‘Take Turns’: New York City Public Health Poster Says Doing Drugs Is Fine If Done Safely
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KAY SMYTHE
REPORTER
May 27, 2022
A poster from the New York City Department of Public Health went viral on social media Friday for encouraging New Yorkers to be “empowered” by safe drug use and provided tips on how to avoid fentanyl “overdoses.”
“‘Don’t be ashamed you are using, be empowered that you are using safely,'” the poster reads in bold print next to a photograph of a black woman who may or may not be “Florence,” to whom the quote is attributed. While the poster starts by discussing heroin, it largely focuses on the dangers of the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
The poster states that “fentanyl is a powerful opioid that can be found in heroin, cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, ketamine, and pressed pills.” A majority of people who ingest and die from fentanyl are technically “poisoned” by the substance, according to CBC, as they believe they are using the other drugs listed on the poster. (RELATED: New Jersey Child Poisoned After Cleaning Uncle’s Fentanyl Lab, Prosecutors Say)
https://dailycaller.com/2022/05/27/new-york-city-heroin-fentanyl-crisis-public-health-encouragement/
