EQUATING LIFE-SAVING WITH “CODDLING”:

July 10th, 2008 | Category: Opiate Addiction

Such intervention has been documented as effective in saving lives, but opponents denounce it as “coddling” and “giving a false sense of hope” to drug users. From Worcester, Mass., news of fierce opposition to a bill that

would support expansion of a program to train “peers” to supply a narcotic antagonist, Narcan, to save lives in cases of overdose (Telegram and Gazette, 14 June). Go figure!

Original post by RGNewman, MD

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