so im about to either be going to prison for a year in state prison, or intensive drug court with drug tests once a week, and im prescribed/addicted to valium, do they normally allow you to be using your prescribed benzos while in prison? i couldnt see them abruptly stopping it, also in drug court/tasc probation do they normally allow benzo prescriptions for the program?
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sconnie420
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Hey man,
1st off, sorry 4 ur situation.. Sux..I don't know where you live but where I'm @(wisconsin), as long as your name is on the script they can't. Do shit.. But I'm pretty sure it has 2 b a legitimate script.. I've known pep who have gone to both prison, county jail, and the drug houses or whatevr the correct term is..
They're liable when you're there, wherevr u go..
There are plenty of drugs though available in both jail or the houses..
Good luck bro..
1st off, sorry 4 ur situation.. Sux..I don't know where you live but where I'm @(wisconsin), as long as your name is on the script they can't. Do shit.. But I'm pretty sure it has 2 b a legitimate script.. I've known pep who have gone to both prison, county jail, and the drug houses or whatevr the correct term is..
They're liable when you're there, wherevr u go..
There are plenty of drugs though available in both jail or the houses..
Good luck bro..
Mariposa
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Benzodiazepines are generally not allowed in jails or prisons. I am not a lawyer, but I have talked to others who have been prescribed benzodiazepines and were unable to be administered their legally prescribed meds while in custody.
At such time as you do go to prison, please ignore the above poster's advice that you can find drugs in jail/prison. You already did something against your best interest if you're facing time. That time can get a lot harder and a lot worse if you are found with contraband. The people associated with distributing contraband in jail/prison are generally people you want to stay away from. If you want to get on with your life once you're out, don't get in trouble while you're in.
TASC, AFAIK (and again, I'm not a lawyer), is a program that results in expungement when successfully completed, but that only certain charges are eligible - violent, drug charges or DUI don't appear to be allowed. You really need to talk to a lawyer about your options and make an informed decision on how to face your charges.
At such time as you do go to prison, please ignore the above poster's advice that you can find drugs in jail/prison. You already did something against your best interest if you're facing time. That time can get a lot harder and a lot worse if you are found with contraband. The people associated with distributing contraband in jail/prison are generally people you want to stay away from. If you want to get on with your life once you're out, don't get in trouble while you're in.
TASC, AFAIK (and again, I'm not a lawyer), is a program that results in expungement when successfully completed, but that only certain charges are eligible - violent, drug charges or DUI don't appear to be allowed. You really need to talk to a lawyer about your options and make an informed decision on how to face your charges.
xxsicknessxx
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from what I have exp your not getting your normal meds like you do on the outside
example you get ox 50mg every day for horrible terrible pain thats permanent. expect at best to get one 5mg vic a day given to you by a nurse.
Just a example. I have heard they give subs in jail but .. I dunno jail is punishment I would expect to get nothing regardless of your meds you get now. They don't care its jail.
example you get ox 50mg every day for horrible terrible pain thats permanent. expect at best to get one 5mg vic a day given to you by a nurse.
Just a example. I have heard they give subs in jail but .. I dunno jail is punishment I would expect to get nothing regardless of your meds you get now. They don't care its jail.
sconnie420
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I think so called "maintenance" drugs are allowed in jail. Hypertension and diabetes are both conditions requiring chemical adjustment to keep a person alive. If the life under consideration may be able to survive, although uncomfortably, without any pills, then the pills might be withheld. Without remorse by the controlling staff at the institution.
off topic: prison pharmacies pay better than almost any other pharmacies.
off topic: prison pharmacies pay better than almost any other pharmacies.
junkieman412
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Its very very hard to get benzos in prison. First of all you're going to be put in a special needs unit away from gp; not a comfortable place to be. 2nd of all they will give you more hassle then its worth. I went through 6 mos. Of benzo withdrawal, that was in the county though. They do give benzos out in state prison I'm just saying its going to be very difficult, and the dose will be so low it won't matter. It has to be a real extreme case. Like you get panic attacks if u don't take them. You might not have to be on a special needs unit depending on the state and the jail you're at but its not just like you can take you're prescriptions in with you. It will take an order from the judge that's something you need to talk to your lawyer about before you go in.
Eyes On the Roll
Bluelighter
Well when I was in county jail, a friend I knew on the outside was in there with me. He was on something called "medical", and he was getting valium daily. Maybey it's cause his dad was a doctor, but i really don't know why he was getting valium. That was county jail though, not state prison.
This is really the best advice anyone can give.
Hey Op
im guessing u live in ny right cuz i think TASC is only in ny. Im currently mandated by Tasc to 12 months inpatient as opposed to 1-3 in prison. Im not sure if they are offering u inpatient or outpatient for me it wasnt a choice they mandated me to inpatient. I am almost done tho i go to court thursday n i hope they will let me go to outpatient after 8 months in traetment. I will tell you this if you do have a drug problem which i defently did im 26 n bin doin heroin for 9 years take the program i never mangaed to be clean for 8 months in the 9 years ive been getting high. Trsut me its not easy i ahte what i went thru for the past 8 months but now that i am almost done i am very grateful for what i went thru. N the anser is no on the benzos i was prescribed xanax when i went into treatment n they would not let me take it . The only way i can see them letting u take it is if your doctor says ur life depends on it. Anyways lemme know if u wanna talk more i can tell u alot bout treatment also who is ur judge? and which borough tasc?
im guessing u live in ny right cuz i think TASC is only in ny. Im currently mandated by Tasc to 12 months inpatient as opposed to 1-3 in prison. Im not sure if they are offering u inpatient or outpatient for me it wasnt a choice they mandated me to inpatient. I am almost done tho i go to court thursday n i hope they will let me go to outpatient after 8 months in traetment. I will tell you this if you do have a drug problem which i defently did im 26 n bin doin heroin for 9 years take the program i never mangaed to be clean for 8 months in the 9 years ive been getting high. Trsut me its not easy i ahte what i went thru for the past 8 months but now that i am almost done i am very grateful for what i went thru. N the anser is no on the benzos i was prescribed xanax when i went into treatment n they would not let me take it . The only way i can see them letting u take it is if your doctor says ur life depends on it. Anyways lemme know if u wanna talk more i can tell u alot bout treatment also who is ur judge? and which borough tasc?
cj
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Drug court will not let you take benzos they get away with it because its a "voluntary" program.
TASC is not only in NY. I think it is a national program. I know they have it in my state, as I used to work with TASC case managers all the time.
HCandKROD
Bluelighter
Did time in NC prison in the 80's. The only way to get controlled medications was in medical unit.That is one place you don't want to spend a lot of time in. Lotta weird patients and no yard time. If you go to prison expect not to get anything and if you do then good.Talking to lawyer might help but I found no matter what you are promised on the outside it's easy to fall in the cracks and be forgotten. Good luck
DooMMooD
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Ya its prison. Yes the guards are 'supposed to' do a lot of things for prisoners. Like, not beat them senseless, and rape them, and sell goods to them. But considering all these things happen....
As everyone else said, at best expect a tiny tiny fraction of your dose in the normal units, or stay in a medical unit locked with all the crazies and people escaping gen pop with no abilities to do anything what so ever.
Unfortunately not many people in this country give even 1 shit about prisoners, or their rights. In the past year I have read about several prisoners being beaten to death by guards, another prisoner who was tied up, blindfolded, raped, and left like this for over 24 hours in her cell, and countless other crimes and violations of basic human rights. Unfortunately it happens, the guards sometimes escape punishment, and do so because no one gives a shit enough about prisoners. Yes they get sued but its often settled for pennies on the dollar and no admission of wrong doing.
Prison system is a very very fucked up place. I know a few people who did long, long stays, in rikers and all around NY. And while they are doing well, they have told me some of the horrors of being in there.
As everyone else said, at best expect a tiny tiny fraction of your dose in the normal units, or stay in a medical unit locked with all the crazies and people escaping gen pop with no abilities to do anything what so ever.
Unfortunately not many people in this country give even 1 shit about prisoners, or their rights. In the past year I have read about several prisoners being beaten to death by guards, another prisoner who was tied up, blindfolded, raped, and left like this for over 24 hours in her cell, and countless other crimes and violations of basic human rights. Unfortunately it happens, the guards sometimes escape punishment, and do so because no one gives a shit enough about prisoners. Yes they get sued but its often settled for pennies on the dollar and no admission of wrong doing.
Prison system is a very very fucked up place. I know a few people who did long, long stays, in rikers and all around NY. And while they are doing well, they have told me some of the horrors of being in there.
Silenced
Bluelighter
It just really depends on the jail and prison, I'd imagine. When I was in jail, I was able to get klonopin (a low dose though) and tramadol for heroin withdrawal in GP. The county I'm living in will give you like nothing... some clonodine and benadryl to sleep and that's about it.
RedLeader
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^ Like this person said, it's going to depend on the specifics of the correctional facility or drug-court. Drug-court seems to vary state-to-state, but I do know of some states that DO allow prescriptions for drug-court people (though it's probably better to have it when entering, and not come in a month into the program with a Xanax script or something. Regardless of why you have it, they will think s/he went doctor-shopping with plausible deniability and will probably treat you worse for it.). When I've been to jail, they didn't give anything to anybody in the holding cells other than benadryl and vitamins. What I'd worry more about in jail, as opposed to not eventually getting your meds, is that you'll have to go a stretch of time at the beginning before everything gets sorted out and you get them. At least a few days, and long enough for the worst of the WD risks to come into play.