[ju...] Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Not many understand how fragile we are - "Though he notified nurses of his prescriptions to methadone and Xanax, an opioid and a benzodiazepine, respectively, he never received either medication in jail, according to a lawsuit later filed by his parents." http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/opioid-withdrawal-jail-deaths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[be...] Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 That's so sad. And the parents could have prevented this as well.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ju...] Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 That's so sad. And the parents could have prevented this as well.............. That was my first thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Lo...] Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Why not change the policy and send the person to psych ward/hospital first before sending them straight to jail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[...] Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Why not change the policy and send the person to psych ward/hospital first before sending them straight to jail? They'd land up even worse off there, much of the time. Why not change the policy to ensuring prisons have doctors and trained medical staff who actually know a thing or two about medicines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[wa...] Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Along with withdrawal, inmates die of all sorts of medical conditions due to neglect. But you do NOT want to end up in prison in PA in w/d. One of many: https://www.correctionsone.com/corrections-healthcare/articles/24590187-Family-of-former-Pa-inmate-sues-over-his-prison-death/ These deaths are so preventable! And there is a price to taxpayers -- lawsuits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[be...] Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Why not change the policy and send the person to psych ward/hospital first before sending them straight to jail? :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[be...] Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Not many understand how fragile we are - "Though he notified nurses of his prescriptions to methadone and Xanax, an opioid and a benzodiazepine, respectively, he never received either medication in jail, according to a lawsuit later filed by his parents." http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/opioid-withdrawal-jail-deaths Very sad. Here is another http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/06/settlement_reached_in_lawsuit.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[be...] Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Not many understand how fragile we are - "Though he notified nurses of his prescriptions to methadone and Xanax, an opioid and a benzodiazepine, respectively, he never received either medication in jail, according to a lawsuit later filed by his parents." http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/opioid-withdrawal-jail-deaths Very sad. Here is another http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/06/settlement_reached_in_lawsuit.html That's being covered big time here where I live now. Front page from the Plain Dealer. Too bad for the guy. I can't wait until I am off and not in control of my medications. Being a slave to these pills sux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[be...] Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 yes, it sounds like a horrible, inexcusable way to die. Very very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Na...] Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Why not change the policy and send the person to psych ward/hospital first before sending them straight to jail? They'd land up even worse off there, much of the time. Why not change the policy to ensuring prisons have doctors and trained medical staff who actually know a thing or two about medicines? I agree, but it appears that there's a huge lack of ones who understand on the outside let alone a prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[sl...] Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Is it rare to die of heroin wd when benzos aren't in the mix? I feel like I came close to death myself after withdrawing from only clonazepam. Within a week I had lost 15 pounds on my small frame, diahrea, hallucinations, possible seizures, etc. And you know, I would gladly go back in time and become a heroin addict vs ever taking a damn benzo! At least I could have safely stopped heroin and recovered within a month. 17 months later and I'm still in hell every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[be...] Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Is it rare to die of heroin wd when benzos aren't in the mix? I feel like I came close to death myself after withdrawing from only clonazepam. Within a week I had lost 15 pounds on my small frame, diahrea, hallucinations, possible seizures, etc. And you know, I would gladly go back in time and become a heroin addict vs ever taking a damn benzo! At least I could have safely stopped heroin and recovered within a month. 17 months later and I'm still in hell every day. SLMT: I'm sorry you had to go through that. It's very sad to me. :'( I don't know much about heroin, but when I went into detox for my Xanax my roommate was a heroin addict plus pregnant and the doc gave her something, like methadone, to help her. She slept all of the time and never washed or ate. The only time I really saw her was when she went down to the lobby and into a phone booth to shoot up again. It would not surprise me if she was dead, or that poor baby of hers. Both sad stories. I hope you get better really soon. I sure know the feeling of being rotten. I will never ever go to detox again. I'd rather die and be done with it. Betsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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