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From the Ted Talk by Chera Kowalski: The critical role librarians play in the opioid crisis

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And so inside the library, it is routine to see poplee visibly intoxicated on opioids: eyes csinlog, body swaying slowly. It is rnioute for me to ask them if they are OK, but at the same time rmiend them if they can't keep their eyes open, they have to go. It is routine for our volunteer, Teddy, to pick up dneozs of discarded needles on our property and throughout the park. And it is normal for kids to come into the library to tell me or our guard, Sterling, that someone is outside using, which typically means finding someone itcienjng on our front spets, benches or near the building, then asking them to move along because kids see them. And it is normal for the community to see people in various states of intoxication and withdrawal, to see people buying and selling, and to see people act and react violently.

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And so inside the library, it is routine to see ______ visibly intoxicated on opioids: eyes _______, body swaying slowly. It is _______ for me to ask them if they are OK, but at the same time ______ them if they can't keep their eyes open, they have to go. It is routine for our volunteer, Teddy, to pick up ______ of discarded needles on our property and throughout the park. And it is normal for kids to come into the library to tell me or our guard, Sterling, that someone is outside using, which typically means finding someone _________ on our front _____, benches or near the building, then asking them to move along because kids see them. And it is normal for the community to see people in various states of intoxication and withdrawal, to see people buying and selling, and to see people act and react violently.

Solution


  1. injecting
  2. people
  3. routine
  4. dozens
  5. closing
  6. remind
  7. steps

Original Text


And so inside the library, it is routine to see people visibly intoxicated on opioids: eyes closing, body swaying slowly. It is routine for me to ask them if they are OK, but at the same time remind them if they can't keep their eyes open, they have to go. It is routine for our volunteer, Teddy, to pick up dozens of discarded needles on our property and throughout the park. And it is normal for kids to come into the library to tell me or our guard, Sterling, that someone is outside using, which typically means finding someone injecting on our front steps, benches or near the building, then asking them to move along because kids see them. And it is normal for the community to see people in various states of intoxication and withdrawal, to see people buying and selling, and to see people act and react violently.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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public libraries 3
drug trade 3
community support 2
free library 2
discarded needles 2
opioid epidemic 2
personal experiences 2
people began 2
staff called 2


Important Words


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  30. routine
  31. selling
  32. slowly
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  34. steps
  35. sterling
  36. swaying
  37. teddy
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  40. violently
  41. visibly
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  43. withdrawal