Posted by med_empowered on January 2, 2006, at 14:56:17
In reply to Re: I've run across this » Chairman_MAO, posted by Larry Hoover on January 2, 2006, at 13:39:07
I think chairman_MAO made an interesting and valid point. The person writing this paper seems strangely pleased--like "finally, we have an antipsychotic so tolerable, some people will abuse it!". But really I think prison life will drive people to find a means of escape--any means of escape.
Back when they were still doing lobotomy and psychosurgical experiemnts, I read a couple case studies where prisoners agreed to be operated on, were paroled/released, and then promptly changed their minds and decided not to be operated on. They had just wanted an escape from prison life--nothing more. Plus, although Thorazine abuse wasn't widespread, it did happen..if you read Andy Warhol's diaries, for instance, you'll see a couple cases of people popping Thorazine in low-ish doses. I think that among some groups of drug users (particularly those who are miserable and/or depressed, for whatever reason), the drug of misuse becomes less important than using a drug to escape--pretty much any drug will do.
Plus..if you were in today's harsh, under-funded, under-staffed, highly violent prisons, wouldn't you want to be as apathetic and calmed down as possible?
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