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Re:Seattle has stopped charging people for personal drug pos... by CaptainZapp on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @12:02PM (#20166050)
The point I make is that heroin addicts require everything that everyone else requires, plus medical support staff that provide them with cheap and safe sources to feed their addiction.

Pharmacies serve quite well and rather cost efficient for this purpose. It's not really that far away of their core business of dispensing prescrition drugs. The substance is different, but the logistics are exactly the same.

You may think that pharmacy robberies are a concern, but it's not really an issue. I accept that this may not universally be the case.

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Re:Seattle has stopped charging people for personal drug pos... by UnpossibleJim on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @04:28PM (#20168954)
Pharmacists (at least in the US) can give intramuscular injections, but are not licensed to give intravenous injections. That has to be done by nurses, or M.D's. I'm unsure as to a phlebodomist. Unless you're talking Oxycodone (sp?) or oral heroine (long release) or something of that nature. At which point, my point is mute =)
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