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Adult son back in jail for the nth time
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<blockquote data-quote="Sister's Keeper" data-source="post: 679868" data-attributes="member: 20051"><p>Oh, I don't doubt for a moment that your son has schizophrenia. It is probably what came 1st, unfortunately family history and your son's own history considered. The street drugs probably exacerbate the symptoms.</p><p></p><p>Jail is horrible from any healthcare standpoint. Mental illness or otherwise. Just something to think about is that we couldn't even evaluate a patient if they were thought to be under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. I was just wondering if the jail declined to put him on psychiatric medications based on the fact that he has a history of substance and they wanted to evaluate his mental state at baseline without the influences of street drugs.</p><p></p><p>Meth, in particular, can cause psychosis, and, let's face it, jail docs aren't, exactly, the cream of the crop, so so their evaluation skills may be lacking.</p><p></p><p>Another thing I know, and I know each jail operates differently, is that a lot of time they "charge" for medications in that they deduct the cost of them from their commissary account. My sister will go without medications if her account is limited. </p><p></p><p>Sadly, I have accepted that my sister will never get better, though her issue is purely addiction. She, obviously, has no desire to get clean and give up "the life." She has had ample opportunity, and has, yet again, passed up another. </p><p></p><p>True confession, I wish she could stay in jail for the rest of her life. As sick as it sounds, she thrives there. She is off drugs, she works and is very productive at whatever prison job they give her, and, honestly, seems happier. </p><p></p><p>I used to have so much anxiety when she was in jail. Now I actually worry less. She is warm, dry, fed, safe from the predators on the street, and sober. </p><p></p><p>It's a messed up life for all of us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sister's Keeper, post: 679868, member: 20051"] Oh, I don't doubt for a moment that your son has schizophrenia. It is probably what came 1st, unfortunately family history and your son's own history considered. The street drugs probably exacerbate the symptoms. Jail is horrible from any healthcare standpoint. Mental illness or otherwise. Just something to think about is that we couldn't even evaluate a patient if they were thought to be under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. I was just wondering if the jail declined to put him on psychiatric medications based on the fact that he has a history of substance and they wanted to evaluate his mental state at baseline without the influences of street drugs. Meth, in particular, can cause psychosis, and, let's face it, jail docs aren't, exactly, the cream of the crop, so so their evaluation skills may be lacking. Another thing I know, and I know each jail operates differently, is that a lot of time they "charge" for medications in that they deduct the cost of them from their commissary account. My sister will go without medications if her account is limited. Sadly, I have accepted that my sister will never get better, though her issue is purely addiction. She, obviously, has no desire to get clean and give up "the life." She has had ample opportunity, and has, yet again, passed up another. True confession, I wish she could stay in jail for the rest of her life. As sick as it sounds, she thrives there. She is off drugs, she works and is very productive at whatever prison job they give her, and, honestly, seems happier. I used to have so much anxiety when she was in jail. Now I actually worry less. She is warm, dry, fed, safe from the predators on the street, and sober. It's a messed up life for all of us. [/QUOTE]
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