RECOVERY HELP DESK: Detox in Jail

“…..who would have been better off to let them sit with the consequences of their poor choices” says “Joe.” What if professional staffers talked that way about any other health condition such as heart disease, diabetes, etc etc. can you imagine an emergency room nurse saying this about an overweight person that is admitted with a heart attack?

IMS Health National Prescription Audit Plus data indicate that 3.54 million buprenorphine prescriptions were dispensed in the US in 2008, compared to 2.12 million prescriptions in 2007.

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugs_concern/buprenorphine.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buprenorphine

Buprenorphine is also used recreationally, typically by opioid users. Users sometimes report a feeling of general well being, perhaps even to the point that they may become more outgoing or talkative. Due to the high potency of tablet forms of buprenorphine, only a small amount of the drug need be ingested to achieve the desired effects. The buprenorphine preparation, Suboxone, comes in an orange lemon-lime flavored tablet for sublingual administration. The taste of Suboxone is described by some to be very unpleasant. Possible explanations for this unpleasant taste could be the bitter taste of the buprenorphine itself, or the fact that it acts as a deterrent to abuse and was done intentionally by the pharmaceutical company, Reckitt Benckiser. Buprenorphine abuse is very common in Scandinavia, especially in Finland and Sweden. In 2007, the authorities in Uppsala county in Sweden confiscated more buprenorphine than cocaine, ecstasy and GHB.[20] In Finland recreational use of buprenorphine is on the rise; in 2005, Finland’s incidence of Subutex abuse (most often injected intravenously) surpassed the incidence of recreational usage of amphetamines. Intravenous administration of dissolved Subutex pills and insufflation of pulverized pills are the most common ways of recreational buprenorphine use.[21]

Here is what happens when stupid people promote ‘harm reduction.’ There apparently is no shortage of stupid people in New York.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/outrage-over-new-york-city-heroin-for-dummies-fliers/story-e6frf7lf-1225815794813

Inmates are NOT DENIED access to medical care. But when we are talking about millions of inmates who almost all (90%) are heavy alcohol and drug abusers…it becomes a difficult challenge to never make a mistake. Things like this happen in the real world in real hospitals as well. It’s sad but one of the risks of the ‘drug lifestyle.’ I wonder how many times this person may have been warned by family members, friends, and perhaps counselors that this behavior is very harmful and risky, life threatening???