Why is the NYC-funded handout being called “how to for heroin users”?”
NYC-funded handout called how-to for heroin users NEW YORK — A New York City-funded guidebook for heroin users offers information on how to prepare drugs carefully and care for veins to avoid infection. The state’s top official with the Drug Enforcement Administration calls the “Take Charge Take Care” guide a “step-by-step instruction on how to inject a poison.” DEA special agent-in-charge John Gilbride says the handout is disturbing. The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene printed about 70,000 copies. A health official says the goal is to promote health and save lives. Assistant Commissioner Daliah Heller says instructions on how to perform injections were included because there’s “a less harmful way to inject.” The illustrated guidebook offers information on HIV testing and the dangers of sharing needles.
