The amount of people that show up in court that are under the influence is very high. If you've ever seen a public defender kick a defendant to have them wake up or answer, "snapping out of it" then you know what I am talking about.Originally Posted by HCM
It is a treat, though, sometimes to see someone who is clearly under the influence testify.
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I have State and county court, federal court not so much.
Federal they actually take things seriously (from what I've seen). Local, definitely not so much.
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Our newly released local stats show how quickly the problem has escalated. At the beginning of the year I predicted 2000 overdoses for 2017. It's going to be close, and realistically with the number of people being narcanned by their friends now this number is probably a little low.
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/_rece...a26c982dd.html
HUNTINGTON — Cabell County has set a single-year record for overdoses with 129 days left in 2017.
As of Thursday, 1,250 overdoses had been reported in the county since Jan. 1, surpassing 2016’s full-year total of 1,217 overdoses, the record for a single year prior to this week.
Cabell County has averaged 5.3 overdoses per day in 2017 and is on pace for approximately 1,934 overdoses by the end of the year, likely doubling 2015’s then-record overdose total of more than 900, and more than seven times the 2014 total of 272 overdoses. At the 2017 pace, overdoses exceed the 2014 totals approximately every eight weeks.
My city just released numbers indicating an identical trend. Same number so far this year as all of last year.
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I have a relatively small zone but it has always been infested with dope and hookers.
We are seeing a huge uptick in OD calls. Lots of fentanyl related ODs.
Dropping like flies here in paradise.
Expect the trend to continue.... we just had a big recent uptick here in the Denver area as well.
My department is woefully weak at issuing us protective gloves. I keep reading of contamination so I guess I'll be spending my own coin on some good gloves soon.
Just one more thing to watch out for. I'm at saturation level for watching out for things that will kill me.
Highly recommend gloves like this or similar:
https://www.amazon.com/AMMEX-GPNB461...e+gloves+thick
At least 5mil thick; 6-7 is better.
https://www.amazon.com/Venom-Premium...e+gloves+thick
While we are on the subject of transcutaneous absorption of toxic things: The use of Purell and other isopropyl alcohol based hand sanitizer is pretty wide spread. Many officers routinely use the stuff after every call as traditional soap and water is not always available. Is there a danger to this? If an officer was accidentally contaminated with for example a opiate, could the alcohol facilitate absorption creating a hazard? Nephrology, what do you think? I was wondering about this the other day but just got around to posting it now.
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