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Not trying to lend to your theory, but I found a interesting document: https://www.bop.gov/resources/pdfs/detoxification.pdf https://www.bop.gov/resources/pdfs
by bobmaxup 3y ago
Not trying to lend to your theory, but I found a interesting document:
https://www.bop.gov/resources/pdfs/detoxification.pdf https://www.bop.gov/resources/pdfs/detoxification.pdf
> Inmates with a dependency on cocaine or other stimulants generally do not require treatment in
an inpatient setting. The cessation of this substance does not always cause specific withdrawal
symptoms. However, symptoms may be severe enough to require clinical intervention. For most
inmates who use cocaine or other stimulants, medications are not ordinarily indicated as an
initial treatment for withdrawal or dependence, as none have shown efficacy. Inmates are treated
symptomatically.
> SAMHSA recommends that patients withdrawing from stimulants should be monitored closely for
depression/suicidality, as well as prolonged QTc intervals and seizures, which may be additional
complications of stimulant withdrawal. An EKG is recommended during cocaine withdrawal to monitor
for cardiac complications.
- VHRanger 3y agoHe wasn't just on amphetamines, he was also on MAOIs which are stronger stuff
- 3np 3y agoCharacterizing MAOIs as "stronger stuff" than amphetamines is just nonsense and I don't see how the context here would make it either meaningful or relevant.
- VHRanger 3y agoUsing selegiline as a stimulant has a lot more risks (some irreversible!) and side effects than just using an amphetamine or methylphenidate like anyone else seeking the same effect would. It certainly explains the tremors you saw him have in interviews - you need a lot of abuse with amphetamines to get to that level of side effect. In general it speaks to a level of personal recklessness you don't even see in the typical cocaine guzzling white collar criminal.