Heroin OD in the Boston Public Garden

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A Boston Herald photographer took the following pictures of two men shooting up heroin in the Public Garden in Boston. Unfortunately, one of the men overdosed and the photographer caught the whole thing.

WARNING: GRAPHIC PICTURES AHEAD!

If seeing a dead person bothers you, don't click the following link.

Boston Herald - Death In The Garden

The two guys next to him, they just keep on using. Amazes me every time.

-Craig J.

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How terribly sad. I just don't understand why people do this. Why do they do the illegal drugs? Why do they do the ETOH? Why do they/we (unfortunately I am included in this one) use tobacco products? Why would someone risk their life or freedom by engaging in recreational drug use? Why do they take that "first hit" or that first "shot" when they know what it can do to you? What it has done to thousands of people? Why???????????????

I don't know why I started smoking. I guess it was to be "cool". Not as much education back then that there is now.

I guess I could expound even further (i.e. over eating, non-compliance w/ med regimens, sedentary lifestyle, etc).......but I won't.

I think I need to quit smoking.

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Wow! What a strange case of the photographer being in the right place at the right time. Very unfortunate for the user and his friends. Maybe one life will save two...

Shel

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Boston is such a wonderfull town, and here we thought was that it was only good for Beans, and Tea Parties

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oh my goodness so sad

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Nah Tom apparently they have killer drugs too.

You could only hope that this could possibly scare some future kid out of using that poison.

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A Boston Herald photographer took the following pictures of two men shooting up heroin in the Public Garden in Boston. Unfortunately, one of the men overdosed and the photographer caught the whole thing.

WARNING: GRAPHIC PICTURES AHEAD!

If seeing a dead person bothers you, don't click the following link.

Horrifying!!! :crying2:

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Nah Tom apparently they have killer drugs too.

You could only hope that this could possibly scare some future kid out of using that poison.

Kids are the same, I will never happen to me attitude

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Senseless....totally sensless. With all the talk of more pure heroin, ie. China White, etc., you'd think these people would have a clue. I guess the "It won't happen to me" attitude is too ingrained.

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When I was young I never thought it would happen to me either. I never even thought I would get old and look at me now.

I have been shot, Ive had an MI, numerous injuries, and Ive survived everything, simply amazing aint it

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I have heard of heroin addicts learning of an overdose resulting in death and immediately going out and trying to locate the dealer so that they can get the same type of heroin that killed their acquaintance. Reasoning that it must have been really good.

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Darwinism at its best :rotfl:

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