tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post9189414927059729406..comments2023-12-23T19:32:16.381-07:00Comments on The Goat's Lunch Pail: Forcing MedicationLeah J. Utashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-27037671409565997722008-02-20T06:13:00.000-07:002008-02-20T06:13:00.000-07:00Hello Boots586. I didn't know that about the shoot...Hello Boots586. I didn't know that about the shooter.<BR/>It certainly makes for a compelling argument for forced meds, but I don't like where that would take us.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-43679279545966469092008-02-19T13:48:00.000-07:002008-02-19T13:48:00.000-07:00This article is so topical this week. The young m...This article is so topical this week. The young man who shot the students at Northern Illinois University had recently taken himself off his meds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-83047804356756008292008-02-15T14:42:00.000-07:002008-02-15T14:42:00.000-07:00Reb - It's the enforced conformity that scares me ...Reb - It's the enforced conformity that scares me no end.<BR/><BR/>You're right. Health care needs a good, swift kick.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-42929278751163648602008-02-15T14:34:00.000-07:002008-02-15T14:34:00.000-07:00It is such a slippery slope! Once you allow the PT...It is such a slippery slope! Once you allow the PTB to force one person to take medication, what is to stop them from forcing the next person to do something that is not for their benefit, but just to make them conform to society.<BR/><BR/>That being said, our health care does need a good kick in the pants, they need to provide better care for the people that need it.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-71280206549097754602008-02-15T10:04:00.000-07:002008-02-15T10:04:00.000-07:00Crabby - The current system is failing everyone. T...Crabby - The current system is failing everyone. Those who need supervision in some form are simply not getting it, or if they are it is woefully inadequate.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-37085316137516372762008-02-15T09:55:00.000-07:002008-02-15T09:55:00.000-07:00I'm not sure what the answer is either. But I do ...I'm not sure what the answer is either. But I do think that improving mental health resources need to be vastly improved. Perhaps even including sometimes involuntary confinement for those who are a danger to themselves and others. (This happens in theory where I live, but not in practice.)<BR/><BR/>I know it sounds draconian, but some people really are not safe out on their own. And the threat of returning to a supervised psychiatric facility if one gets too out of control might be an incentive to stay on meds.<BR/><BR/>I may sound way out in left (or rather right) field on this one, but I think the current system is failing a lot of people.<BR/><BR/>However, I'm talking about people who are worse off than your sister. We have lots of untreated schizophrenics where I live (near Berkeley CA) and some of them really need help even if they don't want it.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-83112803515261425402008-02-15T09:38:00.000-07:002008-02-15T09:38:00.000-07:00dfBag Lady - Yes, once we start down the slope of ...dfBag Lady - Yes, once we start down the slope of forcing meds, we won't stop.<BR/>Interesting point about life support. It really doesn't serve any purpose if the life supportee has no chance of recovering consciousness. Just because we can do something, it doesn't mean we should be doing it.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-49156465891204060952008-02-15T09:31:00.000-07:002008-02-15T09:31:00.000-07:00Yes, very tough call. So many implications...if we...Yes, very tough call. So many implications...if we are allowed to force medication on people who need it, what's to stop us from forcing medication on people who DON'T need it? A similar situation arises with people being kept on life-support for years and years because their loved ones don't want to let go of them. <BR/>There is no simple answer to this (and many other) truly complex issues.the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-41829337733606283252008-02-15T07:48:00.000-07:002008-02-15T07:48:00.000-07:00Hello Holly - It would be difficult, but when a m...Hello Holly - It would be difficult, but when a mentally ill person goes to Emergency for some real or perceived health problem perhaps medication could be administered then.<BR/>In a quasi-ideal world, the person would be kept in the hospital for 30 days for observation and given meds that way.<BR/>That said, I am not comfortable with forcing meds on anyone, but some days...Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-63840542542147988082008-02-15T07:00:00.000-07:002008-02-15T07:00:00.000-07:00Wow! Tough call! How would you enforce it anyway...Wow! Tough call! How would you enforce it anyway? The prescription police would have to show up at your door every morning and night to ensure you took the stuff they ordered you to take.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com