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Originally Posted by deliquesce
agree with Michah  .
i wouldn't have half as much of a problem with this if *all* public hospitals here in Aus were smoke-free premises. but no, that isn't the case. so i wonder why it is only the mentally ill that are being targeted?
i used to work at one of the largest hospitals here in NSW. we had a gent who came in to have his lungs operated on 3 times in two years because of the damage he had caused them by smoking.
and yet, we would still find him after each operation in the grounds, still woozy from sedation, puffing up and getting his fix of nicotine.
we need to pass laws to sedate people like him, before sedating those going through mental health crises. i would not have half as much of a problem with this, if it were a law that was being applied across the board. |
Absolutely, sweetie.......look, I am a smoker. It is a choice I make......but I will not choose for others, especially non-smokers........I agree that hospitals should all be non smoking.......I also worked in a major hospital in Queensland(funnily, it was the same hospital as all my psych admissions!! HAH) and we had a smoking area away from everyone and you'd get the occasional cancer patient out there and other really unwell people. The sedation option should be available, but like with most things, human rights dictates that if the patient is not in imminent danger to themselves or others, they should not be forced to do anything as they are considered "mentally competent". Its like the rules for signing a DNR or organ donation....it is done while the patient is competent......it is their choice.
Now i know how bad it is......BUT it is not my right to make the choice for someone else........I used to think, My God how can that cancer patient smoke that cigarette? But who am I to judge? I have never lived in their shoes
Thanks everyone for your input........some really good arguments.