We talk with author Beverley Thomson about her latest book, entitled Antidepressed: A Breakthrough Examination of Epidemic Antidepressant Harm and Dependence.
javier perez has been working in the laundry a couple of weeks now. like many of the inmates at the jail, perez is here after getting caught up in tampa s prescription drug epidemic. he s pled not guilty and is now awaiting trial. the opportunity came across to make extra money and i tried to take it like an idiot. i made like $130. shows you i m not that good, huh? i m ready to change. it s definitely a wakeup call. but not everyone who comes to jail sees it as an opportunity for change. the drug trade exists even on the inside. drugs are most commonly smuggled in through visitors or the mail. and once they re in, inmates create their own sales and distribution systems. the laundry room, as well as the kitchen, are the central hubs for contraband throughout the facility. they ll put the contra band, whether it s drugs or weapons, they ll put it in a cart and tag the cart in such a manner that the other inmates at the
i have two sets of gloves on. we have to watch out with this particular bin. you see all kinds you stuff. you see tampons attached to underwear. you see doo-doo stains. discharges from people who might have something. you just have to get it in the wash. javier perez has been working in the laundry a couple of weeks now. like many of the inmates at the jail, perez is here after getting caught up in tampa s prescription drug epidemic.
really fascinating that we heard so much about health problems in other demographics and to see this one demographic, which is supposed to be the one doing well is doing worse and worse and worse. it s fascinating to imagine that we re now seeing this other epidemic with drugs. we ve talked about it, prescription drugs, painkillers. and it s taking its toll on people. and ooich told you about this, and this is something if you re sending your kid off to college you have to worry about it. my son when he went off to college had five friends, or acquaintances that he knew die of prescription drug overdoses from good families, kids that didn t get in trouble. didn t do drugs. and this prescription drug epidemic is something that really is horrifying. as i explain to my son, when i went back into college and people abused alcohol, their car ended up in a ditch most likely. now, they re abusing alcohol, they re taking prescription medication and they re just not
prescription drug epidemic. he s pled not guilty and is now awaiting trial. the opportunity came across to make extra money and i tried to take it like an idiot. i made like $130. shows you i m not that good, huh? i m ready to change. it s definitely a wakeup call. but not everyone who comes to jail sees it as an opportunity for change. the drug trade exists even on the inside. drugs are most commonly smuggled in through visitors or the mail. and once they re in, inmates create their own sales and distribution systems. the laundry room, as well as the kitchen are the central hubs. they ll put the contra band, whether it s drugs or weapons, they ll put it in a cart and tag the cart in such a manner that the other inmates at the