Interesting story I read in this new issue of Reader's Digest
@LeaPea2417 (36382)
Toccoa, Georgia
March 17, 2018 1:32pm CST
Librarians in the bigger cities have a lot more to do than sort through books at their libraries. Many of them are trained in administering a medicine that is available to help people who overdose on drugs like heroin.
In those cities, many homeless people and other drug addicts, hang out in libraries and many will use the bathrooms to shoot up. Lots of times those people will overdose which requires the librarians to act to help them.
One librarian that was interviewed for the article talked about how in her career ,so far, she had helped save around 9 people from death due to overdose of heroin during her work days.
The whole drug crises in this country is tragic. Thank goodness. these librarians are trained in helping these people.
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@moffittjc (118341)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Mar 18
Reader's Digest is still around? I used to read that magazine all the time in my younger days!
We have a problem with the homeless in our libraries here in my city. But mostly it's intoxication.
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@LeaPea2417 (36382)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Mar 18
Yes, my parents gave me a year subscription of Reader's Digest for a Christmas present.
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@moffittjc (118341)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Mar 18
@LeaPea2417 That's great! I remember when my parents first bought me a subscription to Reader's Digest!
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@RasmaSandra (73169)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Mar 18
That is some story. Boy, you have to almost be a paramedic these days to work at a library. How times have changed. Reminds me of the first Ghostbusters movie where the librarian got scared of a ghost which is nothing compared to a crazed addict.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
17 Mar 18
it is very sad and quite terrible and no one seems to be able to find a solution. we need more good therapists that care for our survival here
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
19 Mar 18
good that the librarians take on such life-saving tasks
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
19 Mar 18
Really appreciating of the librarian to help all those people with their lives on the line, I wish they realized that almost lost their life because of those actions.
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@LeaPea2417 (36382)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Mar 18
I am hoping those she saved realized how lucky they were and thanked her for saving their lives and then got help to overcome their addictions.
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@snowy22315 (169553)
• United States
18 Mar 18
The library here is located next to the HS and MS..a girl OD'd in the library bathroom while I was there. The librarian helped out until the paramedics got there. She was OK eventually. I could have helped too as I have had numerous CPR courses...but I didn't actually find out what was happening until later.
