'Why did it take over 25 trips to the ER and countless near-death experiences to find this help?'
of rehabs that want to offer it. At least nine other large states allow medical care in residential detox or treatment, and several require that doctors oversee detox.overseen by doctors, and that ERs willingly provide it. Early on, one ER did sometimes admit him, which is recommended for those who’ve had a seizure before. It kept him safely sober for a few weeks, but detox is only the start, and he would come home without a plan besides medication, so the next step was always relapse.
Our heads were spinning. We blamed him because the medical system was saying he had a problem only he could fix. But do hospitals refuse to treat diabetes or any debilitating chronic disease because the sufferer chose a poor diet or failed at Weight Watchers?It turns out acute withdrawal isn’t the only kind. He also experienced the long version that hangs on indefinitely. The more he lapsed, the more the ER nagged him to “get help.
During one ER visit, his agitation landed him in jail, where he was told he was permanently banned from the ER. All he recalled is that he wasn’t given enough medication ― andwanted to go to the ER again. The visit before, I called to find he’d left hours earlier. No cell phone, no money. Heavily medicated.
When he finally landed a bed, it was only for a few days of peer support detox. A required health screening sent us back to the ER, where a doctor denied the withdrawal drug needed because his blood pressure was too high. Yet he also refused to detox Ben in the hospital. There he is! Sitting in front of a liquor store with an unhoused guy. Ben was shirtless, stalking off down the street while I followed, begging him to come home as he turned to yell at me, until the gulf between us widened and he was gone again.“We entered a new phase of not knowing his whereabouts. He was gone by sunrise and as day dragged to dusk, I’d struggle with the idea of reporting him missing. Wait. Call the jail. Fear a knock at the door.”I’d walk faster, as Ben stepped into traffic.
The first attempt took two weeks, but he was sober for an amazing three months. Then he wasn’t. Tapering became a grueling contest, no simple stepdown. Near-broke, he reverted to vodka because it was more bang for the buck ― but the bang made everything worse.A bigger, badder version of withdrawal emerged, bombarding me with weighty questions.
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