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jade09060102 t1_j0wfpyb wrote

Reply to comment by tjkrtjkr in FTX founder Bankman-Fried sent back to Bahamas jail in day of courtroom chaos -CNBC by wander9077

I’m also medicated for ADHD. Even on days when I’m not working, I take my meds. They help me with curbing binge eating behaviours, over talking in social situations, fidgeting etc. overall improve my day to day life significantly. I think the effect of ADHD medication differ quite a bit from person to person.

When SBF eventually serve his sentence (which he will :P), he will be expected to work in prison. If he’s truly diagnosed with ADHD, medication will help him perform his prison duty.

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tjkrtjkr t1_j0wh1m8 wrote

I agree, effects do differ from person to person. When you go to prison/jail though, you give up your right to these helpful medications. Why should sbf be treated differently than any other prisoner there?

Edit: Yet again, prisons don't allow stimulant medications, period. When he goes to prison, he most certainly will not be treated any differently than other prisoners, and he won't have stimulants.

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epcd t1_j0xgroo wrote

According to the current medications guidance document for federal prison inmates, Federal Bureau of Prisons Health Services: National Formulary, Part I (16 May 2019), adult ADHD medications—atomoxetine (Strattera®), methylphenidate (Ritalin®), amphetamine/dextroamphetamine (Adderall®/Dexedrine®)—can be prescribed and administered.

Since ADHD drugs are classified as controlled substances, inmates cannot personally possess or self-administer these types of medications. Instead, “a single dose of medication is administered [to the inmate] at Pill Line by a qualified employee, and that dose is consumed in the presence of the employee.”

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tjkrtjkr t1_j0xkyn9 wrote

https://www.bop.gov/resources/pdfs/adult_adhd_cd.pdf

Stimulants being the last option in their strategy, I stand corrected. Read the link I posted and you'll see they're a last resort due to abuse potential.

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epcd t1_j0xqxex wrote

I was aware of this, per the BOPHS Nat’l Formulary. Nevertheless, thank you for sharing a BOP link specific for ADHD treatments and medications (and may none of us, clad in unfashionable orange, ever have to queue up in a penal pill line).

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tjkrtjkr t1_j0xs5tn wrote

Thank you for sharing your link as well, and agreed!

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jade09060102 t1_j0wlo6m wrote

If that’s prison policy then idk. Never been to prison…

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tjkrtjkr t1_j0wnkg2 wrote

Neither have I. ADHD can be treated with medications/therapies other than stimulants. While they do help, they're not a cure-all. Not sure why people are insisting he NEEDS his Adderall.

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TheShadowKick t1_j0z011m wrote

Not sure why you're so opposed to someone getting their medication.

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tjkrtjkr t1_j0zk3xb wrote

Not sure why people are acting like Adderall is comparable to Insulin. Ask an average person if they're given their Adderall while in jail.

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TheShadowKick t1_j12arh8 wrote

> Ask an average person if they're given their Adderall while in jail.

If it's prescribed by a doctor then the answer should absolutely be yes.

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tjkrtjkr t1_j12beqb wrote

You fail to realize the risk factors with prescribing a Schedule 2 medication in a correctional setting.

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TheShadowKick t1_j12cu11 wrote

People should have access to their medications. That's just a basic moral requirement.

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tjkrtjkr t1_j12e584 wrote

Yet again, it's a scheduled medication with high abuse potential. If you feel so strongly about it, go petition the BOP for that category of medications to be used as front line treatments.

Edit: To add to this, he was using multiple medications that are questionable together while FTX was defrauding it's investors. I'd love to know from the many commenters about how this helped his "impulsivity" in the slightest. Seriously insane thought process.

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