Re:Phony diagnoses hide high rates of drugging at nursing homes
by tyingq on Saturday September 11, 2021 @10:06PM
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Supposedly, a haloperidol and lorazepam mix is effective in sedating someone that's agitated just long enough that it becomes the next shift's problem. Pretty sure that's what's happening.
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Re:Phony diagnoses hide high rates of drugging at nursing homes
by heavyset_go on Saturday September 11, 2021 @11:10PM
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It's fast acting so it's a great choice for someone in the ER that's having a psychotic episode or is violent. Yours is the only explanation that makes sense to me.