Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
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PET osoba javilo se Zavodu za javno zdravstvo zbog uboda na narkomanske igle u Zadru, javlja Zadarski list. Radi se o troje stranih te dvoje hrvatskih državljana, a najmlađa je žrtva imala tri godine.
"Svih pet pacijenata smo primili i obradili prema uobičajenoj praksi u takvim slučajevima. Izvađena im je krv zbog potrebnih testiranja na hepatitis tipa B i C te HIV. Oni pacijenti kod kojih je procijenjeno da je potrebno cijepljenje primili su cjepivo i potom su naručeni na kontrolu koju je potrebno napraviti nakon mjesec dana od uboda", objasnili su u Zavodu, naglasivši kako su se od ukupno pet slučajeva, dva dogodila na području grada, dok se troje ljudi nabolo na narkomansku iglu u okolici Zadra.
Ovakvog infektivnog otpada ranije je bilo više na javnim površinama poput parkova, igrališta ili plaža, no ove godine dva uboda na iglu dogodila su se na privatnim parcelama, dok se jedna osoba nabola na iglu u vrtu uz vlastitu kuću.
PET osoba javilo se Zavodu za javno zdravstvo zbog uboda na narkomanske igle u Zadru, javlja Zadarski list. Radi se o troje stranih te dvoje hrvatskih državljana, a najmlađa je žrtva imala tri godine.
"Svih pet pacijenata smo primili i obradili prema uobičajenoj praksi u takvim slučajevima. Izvađena im je krv zbog potrebnih testiranja na hepatitis tipa B i C te HIV. Oni pacijenti kod kojih je procijenjeno da je potrebno cijepljenje primili su cjepivo i potom su naručeni na kontrolu koju je potrebno napraviti nakon mjesec dana od uboda", objasnili su u Zavodu, naglasivši kako su se od ukupno pet slučajeva, dva dogodila na području grada, dok se troje ljudi nabolo na narkomansku iglu u okolici Zadra.
Ovakvog infektivnog otpada ranije je bilo više na javnim površinama poput parkova, igrališta ili plaža, no ove godine dva uboda na iglu dogodila su se na privatnim parcelama, dok se jedna osoba nabola na iglu u vrtu uz vlastitu kuću.
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Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
Zadar je oduvijek imao reputaciju kao grad džankija.
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kriva je država i neshvatljiva zabrana drogiranja. nevjerojatno je na ke sve nočine prohibicija pokaživo svoje loše strone, a dobrih nider.
inače, tržište je ipak učinilo svoje, pa su nesposobnost i uhljebizam policijotov dostupnošću i manjom cijenon ublažili loše aspekte.
inače, tržište je ipak učinilo svoje, pa su nesposobnost i uhljebizam policijotov dostupnošću i manjom cijenon ublažili loše aspekte.
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2014-04-16
Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
aben wrote:kriva je država i neshvatljiva zabrana drogiranja. nevjerojatno je na ke sve nočine prohibicija pokaživo svoje loše strone, a dobrih nider.
inače, tržište je ipak učinilo svoje, pa su nesposobnost i uhljebizam policijotov dostupnošću i manjom cijenon ublažili loše aspekte.
kad bi imali slobodno tržište, onda bi narkići propisno odlagali svoje igle u koš za smeće
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al badanje nije passe sad kad ima svakojakih šmrkajućih sintetika?
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2016-03-09
Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
to je stara škola, hardcore momcifrakcija wrote:al badanje nije passe sad kad ima svakojakih šmrkajućih sintetika?
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Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
u splitu su dijelili nove šprice i igle za stare..svejedno svi ex đankiji imaju abecedu hepatitisa.deda gulenist wrote:aben wrote:kriva je država i neshvatljiva zabrana drogiranja. nevjerojatno je na ke sve nočine prohibicija pokaživo svoje loše strone, a dobrih nider.
inače, tržište je ipak učinilo svoje, pa su nesposobnost i uhljebizam policijotov dostupnošću i manjom cijenon ublažili loše aspekte.
kad bi imali slobodno tržište, onda bi narkići propisno odlagali svoje igle u koš za smeće
frakcija- Posts : 5635
2016-03-09
Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
:)deda gulenist wrote:aben wrote:kriva je država i neshvatljiva zabrana drogiranja. nevjerojatno je na ke sve nočine prohibicija pokaživo svoje loše strone, a dobrih nider.
inače, tržište je ipak učinilo svoje, pa su nesposobnost i uhljebizam policijotov dostupnošću i manjom cijenon ublažili loše aspekte.
kad bi imali slobodno tržište, onda bi narkići propisno odlagali svoje igle u koš za smeće
ne bi nego bi se maznuli u lokalu za mažnjavanje, doma, na kauču koji nisu prodali,
nisi nenormalan ići u park komiti..
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Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
dokle in nad glovun visi mač, moreš se ti ubiti od pric, hepti, i sakomanov, isto ti je.frakcija wrote:u splitu su dijelili nove šprice i igle za stare..svejedno svi ex đankiji imaju abecedu hepatitisa.deda gulenist wrote:aben wrote:kriva je država i neshvatljiva zabrana drogiranja. nevjerojatno je na ke sve nočine prohibicija pokaživo svoje loše strone, a dobrih nider.
inače, tržište je ipak učinilo svoje, pa su nesposobnost i uhljebizam policijotov dostupnošću i manjom cijenon ublažili loše aspekte.
kad bi imali slobodno tržište, onda bi narkići propisno odlagali svoje igle u koš za smeće
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aben- Posts : 35492
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Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
navodno u amsterdamu ima park u kojem bolničari dijele registriranim đankozama šuteveaben wrote::)deda gulenist wrote:aben wrote:kriva je država i neshvatljiva zabrana drogiranja. nevjerojatno je na ke sve nočine prohibicija pokaživo svoje loše strone, a dobrih nider.
inače, tržište je ipak učinilo svoje, pa su nesposobnost i uhljebizam policijotov dostupnošću i manjom cijenon ublažili loše aspekte.
kad bi imali slobodno tržište, onda bi narkići propisno odlagali svoje igle u koš za smeće
ne bi nego bi se maznuli u lokalu za mažnjavanje, doma, na kauču koji nisu prodali,
nisi nenormalan ići u park komiti..
frakcija- Posts : 5635
2016-03-09
Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
aben wrote::)deda gulenist wrote:aben wrote:kriva je država i neshvatljiva zabrana drogiranja. nevjerojatno je na ke sve nočine prohibicija pokaživo svoje loše strone, a dobrih nider.
inače, tržište je ipak učinilo svoje, pa su nesposobnost i uhljebizam policijotov dostupnošću i manjom cijenon ublažili loše aspekte.
kad bi imali slobodno tržište, onda bi narkići propisno odlagali svoje igle u koš za smeće
ne bi nego bi se maznuli u lokalu za mažnjavanje, doma, na kauču koji nisu prodali,
nisi nenormalan ići u park komiti..
sad se ne mogu znači doma drogirati jer im država ne dopušta da to rade unutar svoja 4 zida pa se bodu po parkiću i oko škole?
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Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
ma, polovična rješenja..frakcija wrote:navodno u amsterdamu ima park u kojem bolničari dijele registriranim đankozama šuteveaben wrote::)deda gulenist wrote:aben wrote:kriva je država i neshvatljiva zabrana drogiranja. nevjerojatno je na ke sve nočine prohibicija pokaživo svoje loše strone, a dobrih nider.
inače, tržište je ipak učinilo svoje, pa su nesposobnost i uhljebizam policijotov dostupnošću i manjom cijenon ublažili loše aspekte.
kad bi imali slobodno tržište, onda bi narkići propisno odlagali svoje igle u koš za smeće
ne bi nego bi se maznuli u lokalu za mažnjavanje, doma, na kauču koji nisu prodali,
nisi nenormalan ići u park komiti..
registar narkomana? :)
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Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
država jezabranom drove the price up, pa oni nemoju svoja četire zidadeda gulenist wrote:aben wrote::)deda gulenist wrote:aben wrote:kriva je država i neshvatljiva zabrana drogiranja. nevjerojatno je na ke sve nočine prohibicija pokaživo svoje loše strone, a dobrih nider.
inače, tržište je ipak učinilo svoje, pa su nesposobnost i uhljebizam policijotov dostupnošću i manjom cijenon ublažili loše aspekte.
kad bi imali slobodno tržište, onda bi narkići propisno odlagali svoje igle u koš za smeće
ne bi nego bi se maznuli u lokalu za mažnjavanje, doma, na kauču koji nisu prodali,
nisi nenormalan ići u park komiti..
sad se ne mogu znači doma drogirati jer im država ne dopušta da to rade unutar svoja 4 zida pa se bodu po parkiću i oko škole?
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Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
a imaš i tu..oni dobijaju metadone u ambulanti..tamo moraju popit da ne prodaju.aben wrote:ma, polovična rješenja..frakcija wrote:navodno u amsterdamu ima park u kojem bolničari dijele registriranim đankozama šuteveaben wrote::)deda gulenist wrote:aben wrote:kriva je država i neshvatljiva zabrana drogiranja. nevjerojatno je na ke sve nočine prohibicija pokaživo svoje loše strone, a dobrih nider.
inače, tržište je ipak učinilo svoje, pa su nesposobnost i uhljebizam policijotov dostupnošću i manjom cijenon ublažili loše aspekte.
kad bi imali slobodno tržište, onda bi narkići propisno odlagali svoje igle u koš za smeće
ne bi nego bi se maznuli u lokalu za mažnjavanje, doma, na kauču koji nisu prodali,
nisi nenormalan ići u park komiti..
registar narkomana? :)
frakcija- Posts : 5635
2016-03-09
Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
vidiš kako je lako biti glup, dovoljno je imat takve roditeljeaben wrote:
država jezabranom drove the price up, pa oni nemoju svoja četire zida
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Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
treba pojačati represiju
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2015-08-06
Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
E sad, uvek su vam narkomani krivi.
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Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
i u ostalom tko se još bode, to treba po leđima udrit
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2015-08-06
Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
Narkomane na grane - problem sloved.
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Re: Opasnost u Zadru - pet osoba nabolo se na narkomanske igle, najmlađa ima 3 godine
For all the evidence of how the War on Drugs has failed society, there’s equally as much evidence of how it is a great success to those who continue to support it. The drug war has many advantages if you wish to control society and expand your empire. It also enriches several industries that would otherwise have a very difficult time staying solvent without it.
Here are ten ways the War on Drugs is a wild success:
Military-Industrial Profits: As the Vietnam War came to an end, it struck fear into the military-industrial machine that enjoyed great profits from that conflict. In a world where contrived enemies were needed to keep a constant funding of weapons, Richard Nixon declared drugs “Public Enemy Number 1”. Thus, domestic armies were erected to combat the illegal drug trade, delivering consistent cash flow to weapons manufacturers. These companies make money, not just from the needs of the DEA, border patrol, and local police forces, but also from drug traffickers. Win-win and profits all around.
Huge Boon to Private Prisons: The private prison industry thrives off long sentences for drug offenders. At least 25% of their profits come from these nonviolent criminals. A great number more are held on “drug related” charges that may have resulted in drug violence. However, the current trendshows that three-quarters of new inmates admitted to state prisons are nonviolent offenders. Private prisons clearly depend on arresting pot smokers and addicts of more severe drugs.
Prevents Higher Unemployment Rates: Imagine if the millions of American currently jailed on drug charges were released into a job market already suffering from real unemployment numbers over 20%. Additionally, if it wasn’t for drugs being illegal, countless people like DEA agents, court staff, prison guards, parole officers, drug dealers, etc would otherwise be unemployed. Thank goodness for the war on drugs, or the U.S. economy would look even worse.
Suppresses Minority Populations: It’s often said that the drug war is a war on minorities: “According to the ACLU, African Americans make up an estimated 15% of drug users, but they account for 37% of those arrested on drug charges, 59% of those convicted and 74% of all drug offenders sentenced to prison. Or consider this: The U.S. has 260,000 people in state prisons on nonviolent drug charges; 183,200 (more than 70%) of them are black or Latino.” So it is a huge success for those who wish to suppress minority populations.
Drives Up Prices: Making any substance illegal will result in much higher prices than a free market would dictate. Especially when there’s a high demand for that substance. In the case of the cannabis plant, which grows like a weed and requires very little value added, the dried flower would virtually be free if it wasn’t for the harsh restrictions and dangers involved in producing and distributing it. These high prices are terrific for drug dealers and even medical marijuana growers opposed legalization in California because it threatened their profits.
Drug Violence Justifies Tough Gun Laws:The violence generated from the prohibition of drugs is reminiscent of the extreme mob violence during the prohibition of alcohol. Prohibition of anything will always create black markets which require firearms to protect banned products. Recently, the U.S. government itself was caught red-handed supplying guns to Mexican drug cartels in their “Fast and Furious” scandal. It’s now proven that the ATF plotted to use Fast and Furious to push for new gun control regulations. Indeed, most street violence is due to turf wars over the drug trade, and tougher gun laws are proposed as the war escalates. It’s wonderful for those who blame violence on guns and wish to restrict them from law-abiding citizens.
Protects Big Pharma Monopolies: No one is happier about the war on drugs than Big Pharma. Their control over the FDA and monopoly of “controlled substances” would be threatened if all drugs were legalized. They want you addicted to their FDA-approved versions of heroin and cocaine, not something you can get on the black market. In turn, they also benefit greatly when the prices of street drugs increase, as they can then inflate the cost of their products. They love the drug war so much they’ve lobbied toextend it to vitamins and supplements.
Allows Proxy Armies: If you want to create an empire by force, but it’s politically disadvantageous to base your army in certain countries, then the global war on drugs is your ticket to supplying troops or creating proxy armies. One of the most recent examples is Costa Rica, a peaceful country in Central America without an army, where the U.S. bribed the government to allow the Navy and Marines to be stationed off the Caribbean coast to fight the war on drugs. In other nations where even this won’t be allowed, the CIA funds and arms one of the drug cartels who then act as their hired enforcers, or they’re used as an excuse for governments to accept U.S. help to combat the enemy they created. In either case, the U.S. sells more arms and trains soldiers to be used upon command.
Keeps Big Banks Flush with Cash: It has long been known that big banks happily launder money for the big drug cartels. According to The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), “Up to 1.5 trillion dollars in drug money are laundered through legal enterprises, accounting for 5% of global GDP.” Take just this year and one bank, Wachovia; who had to pay a slap-on-the-wrist fine for laundering more than $420 billion for Mexican drug cartels. Imagine where the big banks would be without this money, given that they also needed a bailout of over $23 trillionfor lack of sufficient deposits to pay for their gambling habits.
Funds CIA Black Ops: Do you ever wonder where the U.S. government gets all that money for their secret “Black Ops” like underground bases, secret wars, corporate takeovers and seed money, etc? It’s been proven over and over that the CIA (and Pentagon) controls a large majority of the illicit drug trade either directly or indirectly through proxies mentioned above. They’ve been caught in the act of shipping in massive amounts of cocaine, while the CIA now openly admits to protecting and facilitating the opium trade in Afghanistan. If it wasn’t for this tremendous profit, the CIA would not be able to build their secret shadow government.
So, as you can see, there are great benefits to the War on Drugs depending what side of the coin you’re on. If you’re a poor pot smoker, well, you’re out of luck. But if you’re the biggest heroin and cocaine dealer in the world and desire a monopoly . . . well, you’ve got the world right where you want it.
Here are ten ways the War on Drugs is a wild success:
Military-Industrial Profits: As the Vietnam War came to an end, it struck fear into the military-industrial machine that enjoyed great profits from that conflict. In a world where contrived enemies were needed to keep a constant funding of weapons, Richard Nixon declared drugs “Public Enemy Number 1”. Thus, domestic armies were erected to combat the illegal drug trade, delivering consistent cash flow to weapons manufacturers. These companies make money, not just from the needs of the DEA, border patrol, and local police forces, but also from drug traffickers. Win-win and profits all around.
Huge Boon to Private Prisons: The private prison industry thrives off long sentences for drug offenders. At least 25% of their profits come from these nonviolent criminals. A great number more are held on “drug related” charges that may have resulted in drug violence. However, the current trendshows that three-quarters of new inmates admitted to state prisons are nonviolent offenders. Private prisons clearly depend on arresting pot smokers and addicts of more severe drugs.
Prevents Higher Unemployment Rates: Imagine if the millions of American currently jailed on drug charges were released into a job market already suffering from real unemployment numbers over 20%. Additionally, if it wasn’t for drugs being illegal, countless people like DEA agents, court staff, prison guards, parole officers, drug dealers, etc would otherwise be unemployed. Thank goodness for the war on drugs, or the U.S. economy would look even worse.
Suppresses Minority Populations: It’s often said that the drug war is a war on minorities: “According to the ACLU, African Americans make up an estimated 15% of drug users, but they account for 37% of those arrested on drug charges, 59% of those convicted and 74% of all drug offenders sentenced to prison. Or consider this: The U.S. has 260,000 people in state prisons on nonviolent drug charges; 183,200 (more than 70%) of them are black or Latino.” So it is a huge success for those who wish to suppress minority populations.
Drives Up Prices: Making any substance illegal will result in much higher prices than a free market would dictate. Especially when there’s a high demand for that substance. In the case of the cannabis plant, which grows like a weed and requires very little value added, the dried flower would virtually be free if it wasn’t for the harsh restrictions and dangers involved in producing and distributing it. These high prices are terrific for drug dealers and even medical marijuana growers opposed legalization in California because it threatened their profits.
Drug Violence Justifies Tough Gun Laws:The violence generated from the prohibition of drugs is reminiscent of the extreme mob violence during the prohibition of alcohol. Prohibition of anything will always create black markets which require firearms to protect banned products. Recently, the U.S. government itself was caught red-handed supplying guns to Mexican drug cartels in their “Fast and Furious” scandal. It’s now proven that the ATF plotted to use Fast and Furious to push for new gun control regulations. Indeed, most street violence is due to turf wars over the drug trade, and tougher gun laws are proposed as the war escalates. It’s wonderful for those who blame violence on guns and wish to restrict them from law-abiding citizens.
Protects Big Pharma Monopolies: No one is happier about the war on drugs than Big Pharma. Their control over the FDA and monopoly of “controlled substances” would be threatened if all drugs were legalized. They want you addicted to their FDA-approved versions of heroin and cocaine, not something you can get on the black market. In turn, they also benefit greatly when the prices of street drugs increase, as they can then inflate the cost of their products. They love the drug war so much they’ve lobbied toextend it to vitamins and supplements.
Allows Proxy Armies: If you want to create an empire by force, but it’s politically disadvantageous to base your army in certain countries, then the global war on drugs is your ticket to supplying troops or creating proxy armies. One of the most recent examples is Costa Rica, a peaceful country in Central America without an army, where the U.S. bribed the government to allow the Navy and Marines to be stationed off the Caribbean coast to fight the war on drugs. In other nations where even this won’t be allowed, the CIA funds and arms one of the drug cartels who then act as their hired enforcers, or they’re used as an excuse for governments to accept U.S. help to combat the enemy they created. In either case, the U.S. sells more arms and trains soldiers to be used upon command.
Keeps Big Banks Flush with Cash: It has long been known that big banks happily launder money for the big drug cartels. According to The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), “Up to 1.5 trillion dollars in drug money are laundered through legal enterprises, accounting for 5% of global GDP.” Take just this year and one bank, Wachovia; who had to pay a slap-on-the-wrist fine for laundering more than $420 billion for Mexican drug cartels. Imagine where the big banks would be without this money, given that they also needed a bailout of over $23 trillionfor lack of sufficient deposits to pay for their gambling habits.
Funds CIA Black Ops: Do you ever wonder where the U.S. government gets all that money for their secret “Black Ops” like underground bases, secret wars, corporate takeovers and seed money, etc? It’s been proven over and over that the CIA (and Pentagon) controls a large majority of the illicit drug trade either directly or indirectly through proxies mentioned above. They’ve been caught in the act of shipping in massive amounts of cocaine, while the CIA now openly admits to protecting and facilitating the opium trade in Afghanistan. If it wasn’t for this tremendous profit, the CIA would not be able to build their secret shadow government.
So, as you can see, there are great benefits to the War on Drugs depending what side of the coin you’re on. If you’re a poor pot smoker, well, you’re out of luck. But if you’re the biggest heroin and cocaine dealer in the world and desire a monopoly . . . well, you’ve got the world right where you want it.
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