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The Power of the Addict

I deal with drug abusers all the time. ALL the time. And I've said this before, but it does bear repeating: just because someone is a drug abuser doesn't mean they're suicidal. But. Try telling that to the freaked out family in the waiting...

Published 30 Apr 2009 10:34 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: domestic issues, drug addiction, drug use
We're in This Together

I will be the first to admit that I'm not a doctor. Far from it. I will also admit that I do not know my medications as well as I probably should. Oh, I know the highlights. The basic antidepressants, the standard anti psychotics, the ubiquitous mood...

Published 29 Apr 2009 2:13 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: economy, medical professionals, mental health, poverty, RX meds
Manics, Cops, and Tags

I got pulled over. Again. Same damn suburban town, same stretch of road, relatively the same time of night. This is the second time this has happened to me in three weeks, not to mention this incident last month . I didn't blog about it before because...

Published 28 Apr 2009 9:10 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, law enforcement
The Politics of the On-Call Punt

So this weekend I was the "back up" on call person. I know I've talk about this before, but allow me to refresh your memory. We always have a person who is on call. Always. Our program provides 24 coverage because you just never know when...

Published 27 Apr 2009 2:58 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: the job, thoughts
Desperate Times....

So, when you're feeling as if it's time to check out and you start looking around for a way to go right now! by overdose, what to do when you can't find any appropriate over-the-counter or prescription pills? Why, you take the antibiotic that...

Published 24 Apr 2009 3:16 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: mental health, suicide
I'm Dishing it Out, No Doubt About It

Now I'm not one to dish out marital advice via a website. It just seems so, oh, I dunno, impersonal. Add to that my reluctance to dish out universal statements (for obvious reasons) and you have a full appreciation for the advice--yes, I said advice...

Published 23 Apr 2009 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: debt, domestic issues, drug addiction, drug use
I'm Purging. It's Monday, I'm Allowed

You all know by now what I do for a living. I go into hospitals and assess people who are in psychiatric crisis. As it would happen, "psychiatric crisis" for the vast majority of people I see means "suicidal." Nothing I do (except...

Published 20 Apr 2009 2:19 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: life, mental health, suicide
I'm Ranting!

Have you noticed this trend in your town? Despite the fact that car lots occupy perfectly serviceable places, they all feel the need to go and build New! Bigger! Better! lots. There have been four separate dealers who have done this in my town and it...

Published 17 Apr 2009 7:43 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: life, rants, thoughts
*Head Desk*

Me, to the tech at my hosptial: Hey, it's Reas. Listen... The Tech: Hold on, let me get the nurse Me: I'm not calling to give report... (click) The nurse with the (exceedingly) heavy accent: Halloo? Me: Hey, it's Reas. I spoke with Dr. Who...

Published 16 Apr 2009 8:07 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, medical professionals
If You Can't Beat 'Em....

Did you see my post yesterday? More to the point, did you take a gander at the comment section? Lord. Someone spammed me and left a comment that goes on. For. DAYS. I'm leaving it because I agree with the overall tenor of the rant, which I gotta tell...

Published 15 Apr 2009 3:23 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: economy, life, rants
Court is Now in Session

So part of our assessments includes us making a decision as to whether the patient we evaluated has "good judgment." Actually, it's a multiple choice question: JUDGEMENT Good Fair Poor And then we're supposed to circle our answer and...

Published 14 Apr 2009 3:06 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, mental health, paperwork, the job
And I Quote....

I couldn't decide what to blog about all weekend and then it hit me this morning. I love quotes. Love them! I'm on a postcard exchange site , and they're perfect for that medium. There are quotes for just about any hobby, idea, or philosophy...

Published 13 Apr 2009 1:40 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: blogging, life, random weirdness
Whine, Whine, Whine

Time: For social worker to go to bed. Headache, lack of sleep and sugar withdrawal = cranky, surly, not-so-very-chipper helper person. Just when I think I might actually have a slow night (the dangers of this thought process! I never even say the words...

Published 9 Apr 2009 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: child welfare, children, mental health
First Time For Everything

So, a father comes into the ER with his teenaged son who is on drugs! He's smoking pot all the time! He's popping pills! He's drinking! He drank today! Somebody do something! The kid's urine drug screen? Negative. Blood alcohol level?...

Published 7 Apr 2009 7:29 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: alcohol, drug use, teens
And By The Way, My Parent's Don't Know

Visiting with a young college guy, asking all the usual stuff.... Drinking? Not much, now. Not much, ever. School stressing you out? Yes, but loves it, so it's a good stress. Grades? Great! Job? Just a part time one, it's fine. Easy. Friends OK...

Published 6 Apr 2009 11:00 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, mental health, overdose, suicide
Bipolar: An Illustration

Me: You live with this disorder. Do you feel like you're manic right now? Him: Manic? No, I'm not manic. I'm really not. I can tell when I am and this weekend was really weird. So I was in Arkansas with my soccer team, right? Have you heard...

Published 3 Apr 2009 12:45 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: mental health
Bi-polar Week Continues...

A quick grammar lesson. OK, let's be fair. This is a rant. It won't take me long, and then I'll let you get back to it. "It" being your life. You'd rather be in yours than mine, I guarantee. Say you: What makes you so sure? Say...

Published 2 Apr 2009 9:25 AM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: for your information, in the field, medical professionals, mental health
Paranoid Delusions Are the New Black

Didn't you know? I've seen two different men in two days, both bi-polar, both off their meds for a while, and both delusional as hell. One man was convinced everyone in the ER was trying to kill him. That the medi-flight called in was the ER's...

Published 1 Apr 2009 7:29 PM by Trench Warfare

Filed under: in the field, mental health

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