Sad Day in the BOG (On Topic---please)

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Went to work this morning to find out that one of our preloaders had passed away last night. He was only 31 years old. He did have a problem with drugs and while no official cause of death has been released it is rumored that he passed away from an overdose of K-2. It's a shame that he was unable (or unwilling) to get the help that he so clearly needed. RIP Todd.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

So sad to see one of our brothers lose their life . especially at such an early age.

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

Sorry to hear that. Never heard of K 2. Is it like heroin ? Heard heroin is killing tons of people now a days.

 

[Operational needs]

Sorry to hear that. Never heard of K 2. Is it like heroin ? Heard heroin is killing tons of people now a days.

I found out a few days ago that heroin is the drug of choice for a lot of the rich kids on my route. You can get a hit for $5. Cheaper than weed. Crazy!

K2 is synthetic marijuana.

 

[toonertoo]

We had 19 heroin deaths in one month.

 

[McGee]

I found out a few days ago that heroin is the drug of choice for a lot of the rich kids on my route. You can get a hit for $5. Cheaper than weed. Crazy!

K2 is synthetic marijuana.

It got so bad here that the Legislature moved swiftly in 2012 to pass a law banning the sale or possession of it because kids were od-ing on it. You could go into a gas station and buy it.

 

[9.5er]

I'm out of the loop I guess. Never heard of K-2 either.

Prayers for the family.

 

[Operational needs]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dangers-of-the-street-drug-k2-1440032581

 

[Turdferguson]

Sorry to hear that. Never heard of K 2. Is it like heroin ? Heard heroin is killing tons of people now a days.

Cracking down on the prescription medication heroin is cheaper and easier to get

 

[Turdferguson]

Went to work this morning to find out that one of our preloaders had passed away last night. He was only 31 years old. He did have a problem with drugs and while no official cause of death has been released it is rumored that he passed away from an overdose of K-2. It's a shame that he was unable (or unwilling) to get the help that he so clearly needed. RIP Todd.

Sorry to hear that we had a driver in our building who passed away from that a few months ago. He was in his late twenties

 

[ViewAskew]

That's sad to hear.

 

[Catatonic]

I'm out of the loop I guess. Never heard of K-2.

Me either

 

[Ms.PacMan]

That's too bad. We have a driver whose son is a K-2 addict.

 

[Peppermint Patty]

So sad...sorry to hear about such a young life not being able to get on track. I pray for his family to find peace at this terrible time. RIP.

 

[joeboodog]

Just sad. So young. So sad.

 

[Whargoul]

Yeah I've tried the synthetic marijuana before. It is very very strong and not like reg weed at all. You can't die from smoking reg marijuana unless you have some strange rare allergic reaction but this k-2 stuff will def kill you if you take too much. I thought my heart was going to explode from my chest like ALIEN honest to God.

 

[Faceplanted]

This is what happens when people can't legally get quality fair priced mj. Sorry to hear about it upstate.

Similar to people drinking ethanol and other terrible by products of alcohol production during the prohibition era

 

[Ghost in the Darkness]

Legalizing drugs isn't a solution... it will just make bigger problems for the rest of us. People are going to keep looking in the wrong places to fill the void in their lives.

 

[10 point]

Legalizing drugs isn't a solution... it will just make bigger problems for the rest of us. People are going to keep looking in the wrong places to fill the void in their lives.

And the very thing that promises peace and an escape ends up controlling and can kill you.

Life is short enough without substance abuse making it shorter.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

The obituary was in today's paper.