http://www.botulismblog.com/ Food Poisoning Lawyer & Attorney : Bill Marler : Marler Clark en Copyright 2011 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:44:19 -0800 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:44:19 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss This is a poorly understood threat, even inside harm reduction and safe syringe activists. It is often confused with flesh eating bacteria and/or cellulitis. All 3 are very common among IVDU'S.
One way to reduce the death and damage is to have safe injection sites under medical supervision, where users can have suspected contaminated samples tested before they are spread. Also, a place to clean skin before injecting, an uncontaminated syringe, overdose treatment, and access to testing and counseling, methadone and buprenorphine for opiate users, Education about wound botulism(and related health threats) among users and health care workers is critical to preventing death. Many users have died waiting for ER services because of the moral judgement by ER workers that "they can wait since they did it to themselves" atttude. Yhis actually happened to 2 people I know locally and I am certain that scenario has played out all over the country as well.

]]> http://www.botulismblog.com/botulism-watch/california-says-mexican-black-tar-heroin-use-to-blame-for-epidemic-of-wound-botulism/#19690 http://www.botulismblog.com/botulism-watch/california-says-mexican-black-tar-heroin-use-to-blame-for-epidemic-of-wound-botulism/#19690 Botulism Watch Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:48:29 -0800 bmarler@marlerclark.com (Botulism Attorney)