GOP Candidate In New Hampshire Claimed Narcan Keeps People Addicted

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NEW: Don Bolduc, the GOP Senate candidate in New Hampshire, has repeatedly questioned the use of the live-saving drug Narcan, arguing it keeps people addicted and on welfare.

One recovery advocate called his comments “barbaric.”

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GOP Candidate In New Hampshire Claimed Narcan Keeps People Addicted
Recovery advocates called Don Bolduc’s comments about the lifesaving treatment “barbaric.”
1:32 PM · Oct 14, 2022

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/don-bolduc-new-hampshire-narcan_n_6349853de4b0b7f89f564835

Don Bolduc, the Donald Trump-aligned retired Army brigadier general who is the Republican nominee for Senate in New Hampshire, has claimed that administering the lifesaving opioid treatment naloxone to overdose victims “keeps them addicted” and leads to people getting “thrown into the welfare system,” according to audio newly obtained by HuffPost.

Naloxone, commonly referred to by the brand name Narcan, is used to stop the symptoms of an opioid overdose, either through a nasal spray or muscle injection. The drug counters the slowed-down breathing that often leads to death. Available over the counter, it’s frequently carried by police officers and paramedics and has been credited with reducing overdose deaths as the opioid crisis rages on throughout the country.

Bolduc’s comments, which were made during his first run for Senate during the 2020 election cycle, enraged recovery advocates in the state, who said the candidate is helping uphold the stigma around addiction.

“It’s barbaric,” said John Burns, a recovering addict who runs the nonprofit SOS Recovery and once served on a council advising New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) on addiction issues. “It just shows me he has very little understanding of addiction, treatment and recovery.”

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[SheltieLover]

1. How do people get this stupid?

[Archae]

3. Faux "news" and talk radio

[SheltieLover]

5. I'll bet he was thinking of methadone

Which actually helps a lot of folds dependent upon opioids to reclaim their lives.

[sanatanadharma]

2. I think he is pro-death as cure for addiction

Saving lives is 'soo woke'

[marble falls]

4. And insulin allows people to become part of Diabetes racket.

[SheltieLover]

6. Bazinga!

You win the thread, MF!

[NQAS]

7. As a granite stater...

I feel compelled to apologize for the stupidity emanating from my state. I am ashamed. And angry. This man was a fucking general? I wouldn’t trust anyone who lacks intelligence and compassion like this with going out to pick up a pizza.