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In almost all of these cases, ingestion of excessive amounts of almost any opioids will cause some degree of brain damage," said Lieutenant Suzanne Baeder, Head of the Professional Standards Bureau, current Public Information Officer, and long time supervisor of the narcotics unit of the Escondido Police Department. "20 years ago we seldom heard of fentanyl. It was an east coast thing and even then it was a minor blip on the narcotics radar watch. Today, it has become pervasive. It's everywhere, all across the nation, including right here in Escondido."
"The fentanyl problem affects all ages, from 8 to 65 and beyond," said Officer Teyechea. "We see victims from fine, outstanding families, (but) 90% of what we see are within the homeless community . . but even there, the story usually is the victim had a job, tried Fentanyl, became addicted, lost his job, and then became homeless. But the addiction followed him and, often, winds up killing him."
"We see a lot of heartbreaking scenes," said Lt. Baeder. "I remember a case where we responded and found a Thanksgiving Meal on the table all set for the holiday . . . and found two people who had both overdosed. It turns out they thought they were doing cocaine but it had been laced with fentanyl and they
Give Us This Day Our Daily Chuckle This week, a compendium of wit, wisdom and neat stuff you can tell at parties. Enjoy! Brad lives in California....
He was sick of the world, of Covid19, Trump, Russian belligerence, China, global warming, racial tensions, and the rest of the disturbing stories that occupy media headlines. Brad drove his car into his garage and then sealed every doorway and window as best he could. He got back into his car and wound down all the windows, selected his favorite radio station, started the car and revved it to a slow idle.
Two days later, a worried neighbor peered through his garage window and saw him in the car. She notified the emergency services and they broke in, pulling Brad from the car.
A little sip of water and, surprisingly, he was in perfect condition, but his Tesla had a dead battery.
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OD'd. Family members found them 12 hours later. Too late for Narcam. Neither survived. That was a tough one to see . . . they all are."
"On another case we responded to, a mother with a young toddler went into the bathroom while the toddler was sleeping and snorted something (presumably fentanyl) from a pill. The father of the child came to pick up the child and found the mother, dead, on the bathroom floor. Again, too late for Narcam."
"They all hit you hard in the gut. As members of law enforcement we are trained to 'compartmentalize' different cases . . . and we build walls, one for each type of case, that are supposed to protect us from getting involved emotionally. But a lot of these cases never leave you. Even after my shift is over and I return home . . . and try to regain a normal form of life . . . the memories will often come flooding back." Officer Teyechea: "It hits me the same way. I have two children, ages 6 and 3, and I think of them and . . well, maybe I've just returned from responding to two or three Fentanyl calls, and I see what the results of fentanyl are . . . and those memories cause me to worry a great deal about the future my kids might be facing."
Lt. Baeder: "We sometimes will respond to 10 calls a day that are fentanyl related. Other days we might have two . . . but it's almost certain a day will not go by that we
Brad is a registered California Democrat. •••• CHINA CLAIMS THAT CORONAVIRUS CAME FROM AN OLD STUPID BAT, BUT NANCY PELOSI DENIED HAVING BEEN INVOLVED. "PAYDAY" CANDY BAR IS CHANGING ITS NAME BECAUSE IT'S OFFENSIVE TO THOSE WHO DON'T WORK.
IF THE CURRENT POWER GRID CAN'T HANDLE A NIGHT OF 20 DEGREE TEMPERATURES WITHOUT ROLLING BLACKOUTS, HOW ARE WE GOING TO PLUG 100 MILLIONS ELECTRIC CARS UP AT NIGHT?
ARE THERE ANY COUNTRIES THAT TAX THEIR CITIZENS AND SEND SOME OF IT TO AMERICANS?
IMAGINE, IF YOU WILL, A WORLD WHERE EVERY TWEET AND MEME MUST BE FACT CHECKED BUT NOT A BALLOT. HOW TO STOP DRUNK DRIVERS FROM KILLING SOBER DRIVERS? BAN SOBER DRIVERS FROM DRIVING. THAT'S EXACTLY HOW GUN CONTROL WORKS.
CAN WE STILL ORDER BLACK COFFEE? ARE BROWNIES BEING TAKEN OFF THE SHELF? IS WHITE CASTLE CHANGING Its NAME? I'M
don't have to respond to at least one fentanyl call . . and every single fentanyl call could well be a fatality. That's how serious it is. Fentanyl is not only addictive . . it is more potent than heroin or morphine . . and cheaper. Folks can buy it in powder or pill form and all too often they will take some other pill that they think is prescription medicine only to later learn that (a) it is counterfeit and (b) it is laced with fentanyl."
dreams, depression, sweating while sleeping, shaking.
San Diego County Medical Examiner Steven Campman, MD, reports 976 deaths in 2021 attributed to opioid overdose . . a 200% increase since 2016. Of those 976 deaths 462, or 47% were attributed to fentanyl. An even more deadly mix was that of fentanyl mixed with methamphetamine . . a 2300% increase since 2016!
Those are the two things that tell your brain — which controls your lungs — that you need to breathe. If the opioid is bound to those receptors, it cannot tell if the oxygen is low, or the carbon dioxide is too high and you eventually stop breathing and die.
Fentanyl: The Most Dangerous Drug in America
Taking fentanyl to get high, or taking drugs containing fentanyl, is like playing Russian roulette. It's a gamble that could end your life. What Does Fentanyl Do to Your Body? - Drug Facts
The following are the possible side effects of fentanyl:
Urine retention dryness of mouth, hives or itching, constipation, nausea, and vomiting, loss of appetite, weight loss, vision problems, headache, hallucinations and bad
SURE CRACKER BARREL IS SCREWED. CAN WE STILL PLAY CHINESE CHECKERS? IS THAT SEASON STILL CALLED INDIAN SUMMER? NO MORE ITALIAN SAUSAGES? HOW FAR DO YOU WANT TO GO WITH THIS FOOLISHNESS?
HELL OF A JOB, DEMOCRATS! YOU'VE MANAGED TO BRING BACK THE 1918 PANDEMIC, THE 1929 DEPRESSION, THE 1968 RACE RIOTS AND THE 1973 GAS PRICES - ALL AT THE SAME TIME. •••• Jacob, a Russian Jew, was finally allowed to emigrate to Israel . At Moscow airport, a customs inspector found a statue of Lenin in his luggage and asked, "What is this?"
"Wrong question, comrade” replied Jacob. “You should have asked, Who is this? This is Comrade Lenin. He laid the foundations of Socialism and created future prosperity for the Russian people. I am taking it with me as a memory of our great hero."
The Russian customs official sent him on his way.
At Tel Aviv airport, an Israeli customs official asked Jacob, "What is this?" "Wrong question, sir. You should be
Fentanyl can make you feel really good because it's so powerful. The last breath you take
Here is how fentanyl kills you, or your loved one: When it binds to the endorphin-releasing receptors, it can mess them up. Because of that, your body cannot respond to low levels of oxygen or high levels of carbon dioxide.
What is Fentanyl?
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times stronger than morphine. Pharmaceutical fentanyl was developed for pain management treatment of cancer patients, applied in a patch on the skin. Because of its powerful opioid properties, fentanyl is also diverted for abuse. How Is Fentanyl Taken?
As far as abusing fentanyl, it is taken in many of the same ways as
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asking who is this? This, my friend, is Lenin, the bastard who caused me, a Jew, to leave Russia in shame. I take this statue as a reminder to curse him every day."
The Israeli official sent him on his way. In his new home in Tel Aviv, Jacob placed the statue on a table. The following evening, he invited friends and relatives to dinner.
Spotting the statue, one of his cousins asked, "Who is this?" "Wrong question. You should have asked, what is this? This is five kilograms of solid gold that I managed to bring with me from Russia without having to pay any customs duty or tax."
The Moral: "Politics is when you can tell the same crap in different ways to fool different people and still come out smelling like a rose.” •••• Okay:
I went to Ralph's this morning to get (a) a gallon of milk, (b) a loaf of bread, (c) a carton of 18 eggs. I had just been to Ralph's two days earlier to pick up groceries. These were items I had forgotten. Maybe a $12-$15 expenditure. $134.00 later I walked out of Ralph's.
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