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Harm Reduction Facility (Parts 1 + 2) (Patreon)

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2023-12-04 23:59:37
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Hey guys,

Here's a Final Cut of our Harm Reduction coverage inside The Gubbio Project in San Francisco and Beyond. 

This concludes our SF series. Hope you guys enjoyed, and if so, I implore you to help save Lost Soul Courier Collective, the organization of on-demand bike messengers that deliver free Narcan to SF residents. 

For a refresher, Lost Soul Collective is ran by Antonio Chavez, who gives a very powerful interview at the end of this special. Rent for their warehouse space just quadrupled, and he's asked me to use this platform to help promote. I hope we can raise it, and I'm putting together a condensed YouTube Cut that will emphasize the fundraising aspect. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lost-soul-courier-co-save-276?member=30998321&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

Content-wise, we are going to step away from drugs for a bit but will be returning with our Philadelphia coverage. 

Best

AC

Comments

Matt Guastaferro

When’s the new stuff coming out dude ? Keep with it love u Andrew

Anonymous

Any idea when the book zine will ship out?

Wyatt Ohse

This is gonna be a spicy one in the comments.. as usual great stuff guys

Anonymous

Yo, do these patreon videos cover all your content or is there some stuff that's only on youtube? I'd like to have a single vid so that I get all the content without having to rewatch some content. Anyway, keep up the good work!

Anonymous

Personally I think that catering to people’s unhealthy needs doesn’t necessarily help them. It quite honestly makes them more dependent on their substances and gives them expectations that they will have resources like this handed to them because they are suffering. I love, appreciate, and understand the love and care behind harm reduction centers, but I think that at some point they can start to do more harm than good.

Anonymous

You are the man Andrew

Anonymous

Goddamm Andrew I have never felt this kind of way. You really are showing the humanity in people.

Anonymous

Gotta get out to Burlington Vermont soon. Insane stuff going on out here too

Anonymous

Thank you for sharing the link to the Go Fund Me.

Anonymous

Amazing!!

Anonymous

Honestly lost for words, I have been enjoying your content for a long time now, this has been something that is dear to me and I feel like you are covering it in such a real and human way. Mainstream media is obviously bias af one way or the other. I appreciate you and the direction you are headed. This is the real shit more people need. <3

Anonymous
>>123765707

I agree with Tim, did you not watch this video at all jack? are you dumb or just ignorant? these people will be using drugs weather they have clean supplies or not.

Anonymous

Good to have ya back AC.

JoePerkins

Damn, the last part hits hard.

Anonymous

love the real news

Jeremy

Actionable steps. You’re speaking the truth about awareness, it really only goes so far. If we wanna see change we have to make it ourselves. I needed that reminder.

Anonymous

Ricki Wynn is a parasite

Anonymous

Ricki Lose

Anonymous
>>123765707

These people have zero interpersonal connections and are treated for all intents and purposes as sub-human The end-goal value lies in the opportunity for someone to realize that they are worth saving, and that is not the result of some social policy or sobriety via incarceration but rather an extension of good-will Shoutout all homeless people for exposing the flaws in our flimsy house of cards

Anonymous

Damn that interview with Antonio at the end is incredible, amazing reporting. I got addicted to benzodiazepines at the age of 19 and eventually codeine and morphine. I struggled on and off with this for about 7 years before I nearly OD'd. I managed to clean up my act and finally get my life together and I've been clean for 2 years now. I had what most people would perceive as a good upbringing but addiction can happen to anyone. Thank you for showing his story, it really hit deep.

Jamesdean00

S/o Andrew for 1st bringing Awareness & 2nd for having this conversation on a HUMAN CAMPASSION level. We can all easily say, "...When Actually...Statistics say...Govt Funding should..." but RETURNING or REMINDING us(Everyone) we're 1st Human and if /when we fall fall short we have us(Each Other) to first offer empathy and help. Save the Judgement for white girls with dirty AF1's .

Anonymous
>>123765707

People who are addicted to drugs, unsurprisingly, will do drugs, regardless of how “safe and clean” it is or is not. It’s about not having people die alone in a piss stench alleyway and nobody even noticing for 3 days, something that will continue happening even WITH harm reduction facilities in the area - but if even a handful of people can be given the option to use non-diseased needles in a space where they can get medical attention if required, that’s worth it. Your false assumption is that having safer facilities to do drugs in either encourages drug use or makes people “more dependent” on drugs - they’re already dependent on drugs, thats why they’re literally injecting drugs of questionable (at best) purity into infected arm wounds on the street with what few possessions they have left scattered around them and their life in tatters - nobody wants to be an addict dude it FUCKING SUCKS, meaning the only question left is how can we have these people be less in danger as a result of the situation that they’re already in and you also get the little “bonus” of people who find these things inconvenient and confronting to occur around them don’t have to be as exposed to it.

Anonymous

Beautiful episode!

Anonymous

I wonder how Channel 5 goes about getting consent from the people in the videos. Do they contact them, or are they just using the footage without any forms?

Anonymous

Teva- A Jewish pharmaceutical company. Who would've thought?

Noah Wainwright
>>123920185

why do you have to enunciate the Jewish part... its not any religious groups, its people with abhorrent amounts of wealth looking to do whatever they can, however detrimental to everyone else, to ensure they grow their wealth as much as possible, christians, muslims, jews, hindus, atheists it doesn't matter, you can find evil in ALL of these groups but you only attribute it to the religion in Judaism?

Bixxi

“how human we all are”

Bixxi
>>123942440

put that shit on a t shirt i’d bet it’d sell

Madeline
>>123765707

You sound open to changing your mind if you saw evidence, so I suggest you look at how the usage rates in Switzerland and Portugal has changed over the last 30 years of harm reduction, safe injection sites, and heroin-assisted-therapy.

Madeline
>>123877847

Typically in an interview you have the verbal consent or signature documented. If you were doing a write-up, you would have the transcript and the consent listed in the appendix. Depending on the type of consent they give, you may change their name or blur their face for privacy.

MySelf69
>>123920185

Thank you so much @noah. Fools will ALWAYS, I mean ALWAYS (like @michael M) look for a supposed solid 'cause of evil. OHHhHh Its thge JEWWWS oOohhH ITS THE WHITESS ITS THE BLACKSS ITS THE COMMUNICSM ITSS THE WOMENN ITSS TEH MENNNN ITSSSSS... wut?

MySelf69
>>123851974

great comment. Last phrase (as always seems to happen to us humans) got too much prejudice attached to it, but good comment overall.

Jori Vajretti
>>123765707

Tbh I don’t get it, his statement was seriously mild and didn’t warrant such a response. Harm reduction centers are only a piece of the puzzle in combating chronic addiction amongst the homeless population, but this approach does enable the addiction. I’m willing to admit that, sometimes, this is the first step in getting through to an addict, but I also realize there are people who will use these resources to just keep doing drugs, and never improve.

Dasloops

Great work andrew and team! The mixture of story, journalism, PSA, and all the good weird bits is masterful. Also just wanted to say, I'm sure you're scheduled out for many months, but it would be amazing if you and the team travelled to Israel to cover the conflict there. Many thanks on what you do!

Channing C.

Ricci is so close to scratching the surface of an actual point.

Anonymous

Damn, the Antonio Chavez monologue was incredible

Anonymous

Honored to donate. Humbled by this work. Going to school to become an addictions therapist in Portland and this should be required viewing 🙏🏽

Anonymous

You seem a little woke

Anonymous

Wow. This is genuinely some of the best reporting I have seen. Ever.

luudes

Antonio seems like an amazing person. Empathy is the best route towards creating change in others. He’s out there actively helping people. Unlike that Ricky guy who’s just out for his own clout and preaching antiquated dogma. Good for you that jail got you clean but what helps one person can harm another We’re human we’re nuanced. Be kind.

Anonymous

Awesome video.

Anonymous

Thank you

Anonymous

Keep it up. Great Work, as always; I am currently at university pursuing a master's in social work and would love to see the opinions of mental health professionals on the harm reduction model, what is working and what needs to be improved

Anonymous

Hello, I sent a direct message to Channel 5 regarding my subscription but haven't gotten a response can someone please look into this?

Anonymous

Parafernelia

Anonymous

I hate how a majority of people, especially the ones who can do the most change wont see this.

Anonymous
>>124178508

yes, it looks like your cpu clock is interfering with your browser cookies and your account is therefore unable to generate a new subscription script. you will need to restart your electricals.

Anonymous

The Part where hes talking about alc/tobacco vs fent is ridiculous

Anonymous
>>124385784

im with him on 99% of what hes saying but come on man you cant be that blind

Sydney

"Damn. It's that easy. How human - we all are". Bless this human <3 How human we truly all are. Andrew - your reporting will go down in history. You are going where no one else will go in a time of deep darkness. Thank you for what you do.

Anonymous

Love you Andrew, thank you for this ❤️

Anonymous

I have a master of public health, and my thesis work focused on harm reduction & violence prevention. Harm reduction like this is so important and has incredibly positive impacts, but they are constantly sabotaged by funding restrictions/cut offs, violent policing practices, and the general stigma in our society against people with the chronic disease of addiction. I started my career as an addiction neuroscientist and went into public health bc I wanted more direct impacts on community health. But I'm not working in anything directly related to addiction anymore. It got too heavy for my heart to see how many systemic barriers & sabotage prevent good people from doing good work. 💔

Anonymous

I work along side harm reduction centers and its a toxic thankless drain on tax dollars. Anyone who thinks prolonging the gradual death of an addict is helping is delusional.

Anonymous
>>125314207

I was just thinking, from a spiritual point of view, the soul is eternal and never dies so why do we try so hard to keep people stuck suffering in this addiction. I feel like it would almost be better to let people die rather than carry on stuck in that cycle of helplessness and addiction. Of course if someone wants to get clean they should have access to adequate help- and harm reduction is not that

Noah Wainwright
>>123920185

People try and make these dividing lines but in America the only true divider is wealth

Anonymous
>>125314207

your verbiage of "work along side" is quite revealing of how legitimate your opinion is on this topic. Unless you categorically believe addicts deserve to die you have no logic. Addiction does not have to lead to HIV, hepatitis, necrotizing fasciitis etc. These people have families dude.

Anonymous

Quite the opposite, I believe they deserve to live full lives filled with love and happiness. Harm reduction is not the answer to the GROWING epidemic of addictions which is hitting exponential rates of growth. Yes, I work "alongside", as direct SIS staff has several agencies pooling resources into one program. Yes, a person within the facility may receive a life saving dose of narcan or a clean needle only to go outside and be stabbed to death for the rock in their pocket. If the problem continues to grow perhaps we should take different approaches? Learn to have dialogue rather than assume that the person with a differing opinion is a monster.

Anonymous
>>125935553

In terms of big picture stuff, I agree with you. Ideally we should be fixing the source of the problem and not just treating the symptoms. But treating the source is a massive longshot. It was impossible in the 90’s and it’s only slightly less impossible today. Ultimately, the problem of addiction stems back to large societal issues. Stuff like the lack of a sufficient social safety net, income inequality, resource inequity, expensive healthcare, exploitation. It’s so difficult to address the source because a big swath of our country believe these societal issues aren’t a real problem, or if they are, they’re “inevitable.” It’s a big ask to get voters and politicians to acknowledge that unregulated capitalism and the ongoing generational effects of racist/classist policy are to blame. I’d love to make that happen and fix the problem at its source, but in the mean time our goal should be to limit the number of overdoses and deaths. Buy as much time as we can for these people.

Chris
>>125935553

I agree with you almost completely. everything you were saying about the prolonged gradual death of said addict. However, I can see his point for wanting it and can get behind it, if any ONLY if there is an actual plan in place for getting these people help and back on their feet. Without an end goal, then like you said its just slowing down their eventual overdose or other health complications.

Payton Phillips

God, I love this guy. I wish we could just hold each other, if he’d want .. ❤️❣️❣️

calvin peets

"Ain't nobody better than any body"

Anonymous

Hard to say what side of this I’m on

Suggestive Carp

nearly 200k in donations! Brings tears to my eyes to see people banding together like this.

Ashleigh
>>125935553

Part of me thinks the next big cash grab is VR rehabs or prisons for these people. We keep pushing for mental health awareness and in my mind that leads to taking the for profit prison model and applying it to addiction and mental health services. I live in a resort town that’s ’been discovered’ by Californian and other wealthy remote workers and as they flea their cities it’s going to get so severe they’ll be forced to take drastic measures and the only way is literally removing these people and milking the government for profit in the process. Maybe I’m paranoid and cynical but it just seems too convenient that the tech companies are also using this opportunity to also test out all their autonomous AI services so they’re still able to get $ from these people after everyone leaves bc of shoplifting and drug use.

Matt Gallen

Giving someone a vaccine who is addicted to heroin is entirely pointless.

Jookles Dub
>>127533361

Right, because it's common knowledge that heroin addicts are immune to viral infections..

Anonymous
>>127533361

No, quite the opposite. Opiates basically eliminate the immune system, and therefore addicts never actually notice getting sick

Legosi San

I fucking hate that ricky guy such a annoying ass bitch

Amadeus

was the homeless guy beating his meat while that kid was giving him water ? wtf?