Washing your hands

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The inmates and there cells aren’t the only places where germs dwell. Much too often there are bacterial breeding grounds in the general environment because of funding shortages to maintain buildings properly unitl problems pop up. Not letting small anitation issues become big ones is the best method of preventing health problems... view full thread

The Rules for Treating Benzodiazepine Withdrawal

Jeffrey E. Keller MD

Patients are dying in correctional facilities from benzodiazepine withdrawal! This is not just a theoretical observation; this really is happening. This fact bothers me since benzo withdrawal deaths are preventable. Benzodiazepine withdrawal is easy to treat! It is certainly easier to treat benzo withdrawal than the other two potentially deadly withdrawal states, alcohol and opioids. By far, the most common cause of benzodiazepine deaths is, of course, not treating it!... read full story

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