> So any discussion about the ethics involved here should also ask: "what are the ethics of coercing people to calm down with drugs?" My mother currently has d

> So any discussion about the ethics involved here should also ask: "what are the ethics of coercing people to calm down with drugs?" My mother currently has dementia and my father had it before he died. The confusion and unhappiness these people suffer from due to their illness should not be ignored. If they're in a nursing home, its even worse. In many cases it's quite humane to numb them up. Especially if they don't have loved ones to help them. There is no cure, there is no getting better. There is only getting worse and certain death. And they instinctively know something is wrong. My mother is currently on two anti-depressant/anti-anxiety meds to help, and its made things much much better for her. No more worrying and confusion over everything, no more phone calls crying. She just goes about doing normal things without being upset.