Question about why hospitals...

take away sugar, caffeine, cigarettes and music when you stay there?

Does anyone know, or have any clue??

I know I ask too many questions! LOL

It really depends upon the facility ... often they allow smoking in a confined area and under supervision...and no one is allowed matches but the aide.

Sugar and caffeine make most ppl hyper... and sometimes effect the results of a medicine for depression and other disorders. They keep the place ice cold to keep everyone calmer than normal... so of course giving sugar and caffeine could defeat that purpose too!

Music is such a personal choice, the number of complaints and arguments could be numerous. As for having your own instruments to listen with, or even laptops... well.. the liability issues are there if their damaged or stolen, plus you are to be working on healing, not distracting yourself with other things... Plus, you will notice that there are few things that can be thrown, and if thrown would cause any damage to a person or facility. That is for a reason too.

hope this helps...

That does make sense, thank you {{{{sky}}}}

I need music, it is a part of me and I listen to it every waking moment! I use it to unwind--which would be good to do in the hospital I think ?? Music helps me in so many ways but I guess I can see where they are coming from...not that I like it!!

I really do hate it that they take away what you love the most! Caffeine!!!!! UGH!

Sorry, just had to give my two cents on the situation!

Yes I had a caffeine headache for 3 days...but was so numb it didn't actually HURT...but I could tell it was a headache, I could hear the throbbing lol

most places now have a law saying smoking in public buildings is illegal. here they took that law and expanded it so that smoking is now illegal 20 feet within the entrence of a public building. The reason for these laws are because they know second hand smoke can cause problems for people.

Music - the only time I have had my walkman and headphones taken it was when I was on suicidal precautions. I was allowed to have them during the day but not at night. most times if the person has headphones music is allowed in hospitals. You might try taking headphones with your walkman or portable boombox.

Cafeine I have never had that forbidden to me. When soda isnt listed on the meal menus I write in the kind I want and they send it up with my meal. and throughout hospitals there are vending machines with various brands of soda in them. Anyone that I know that could not have soda with cafeine was because they were on a special diet or medication where they could not have it due to side efffects or stomach problems.

Sugar is allowed unless the person is on a diabetic diet. hospital food is made bland but I write on the meal menu when I would like them to send sugar packets up with coffee and other items that may need sweetening. and they did send it up with my meals.

hi Beautiful

I would say its either that your doctor said that you cannot have those things or it is a hospital policy on the ward you are on.

Dubz