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美國首個官方毒品安全注射點開張,反對者:這是建了個吸毒中心? 來源:21英語網(wǎng) 作者:21ST 日期: 2021-12-02
據(jù)《紐約時報》等美媒報道,當?shù)貢r間11月30日,美國首批經(jīng)政府批準的毒品安全注射點——“用藥過量預(yù)防中心”在紐約開張。注射點會提供干凈的針頭,還有工作人員幫助成癮者避免吸毒過量。
(視頻戳這里) 據(jù)《紐約時報》報道,紐約市本次開放的兩個注射點位于曼哈頓東哈萊姆和華盛頓高地附近,已于30日開始運營。 ABC新聞視頻截圖 注射點有工作人員提供干凈的針頭,還配有納洛酮(naloxone)等用于緊急治療的藥品和工具。使用者可自帶毒品前往。 Trained staff at two sites — in the neighborhoods of East Harlem and Washington Heights — provided clean needles, administered naloxone to reverse overdoses and provided users with options for addiction treatment. Users brought their own drugs to the sites. Overdose prevention sites provide supervised settings for people who use drugs to be in a monitored space with nurses, clinical staff or peers to ensure the person does not overdose. Observers are there to reverse overdoses with naloxone, a medication that works as an antidote to opioid overdoses, and prevent death. 據(jù)紐約市政府網(wǎng)介紹,注射點的官方名稱是“藥物過量預(yù)防中心(Overdose Prevention Center)”,是吸毒者接受醫(yī)療護理治療和社會服務(wù)的安全場所,被證明可防止用藥過量死亡,已被世界其他國家使用。 The overdose prevention centers (OPCs), also known as supervised consumption sites or safe injection sites, provide a safer place for drug users to administer drugs and get medical care if they overdose, the city said. 紐約市政府網(wǎng)截圖 據(jù)紐約市政府網(wǎng),在2020年,紐約市有超過2000人死于藥物過量,這是自2000年有報告以來的最高數(shù)字。 During 2020, over 2,000 individuals died of a drug overdose in New York City, the highest number since reporting began in 2000. 對于紐約市“一馬當先開設(shè)這一場所,紐約市長白思豪表示自己“十分自豪”。 “經(jīng)過深入研究,我們知道了保護城市中最弱勢群體的正確道路。 我們將毫不猶豫地落實它。”白思豪說,“‘用藥過量預(yù)防中心’是解決鴉片類藥物危機的一種安全有效的方式。我很自豪地向這個國家的其他城市展示,在經(jīng)歷了數(shù)十年失敗后,采取更明智的辦法是可能的。” “After exhaustive study, we know the right path forward to protect the most vulnerable people in our city. And we will not hesitate to take it,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a release. “Overdose Prevention Centers are a safe and effective way to address the opioid crisis. I’m proud to show cities in this country that after decades of failure, a smarter approach is possible.” 運營首日即出現(xiàn)2例吸毒過量情況 反對者:這是鼓勵人們傷害自己 據(jù)《紐約時報》報道,工作人員稱,開張首日截至下午2點,東哈萊姆區(qū)注射點接待了超過40名吸毒者,另一處注射點也接待了32人。 當天,工作人員就阻止了兩次用藥過量事件的發(fā)生。 About 40 people had come in to use as of 2 p.m. at the East Harlem location on the first official day of operation, while 32 people had used drugs under supervision at the Washington Heights site, Ms. See said. Staff had reversed two overdoses, she said. ABC新聞視頻截圖 美國廣播公司(ABC)在報道中稱,包括科羅拉多、費城、西雅圖、舊金山在內(nèi)的其他城市已采取措施推進該舉措,但由于居民和當?shù)刈h員的公開反對,這些城市并沒有開放注射點。 反對者認為這些站點道德敗壞,相當于創(chuàng)造了吸毒中心,鼓勵人們傷害自己。此外,聯(lián)邦法律禁止經(jīng)營吸食非法毒品的場所。近年來,政府曾成功起訴阻止了一家位于費城的毒品注射點開業(yè)。 Opponents, however, see the sites as moral failures that essentially sanction people harming themselves and create hubs of drug use. Further, federal law bans operating a place for taking illegal drugs, and the government successfully sued in recent years to block a supervised consumption space in Philadelphia. 綜合來源:中國日報,紐約時報 |
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