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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about drug misuse focus on the over-medication and neglect of elderly residents in US nursing homes, particularly in California. Content highlights advocacy organizations like CANHR (California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform) and their findings that seniors are often drugged without proper medical oversight. The tag covers systemic issues of mistreatment, the role of nursing home reform, and the broader societal problem of elder neglect. While the forum is primarily tech-focused, this tag addresses a serious health and social issue affecting vulnerable populations, with users sharing information and raising awareness about drug misuse in care facilities.
  1. Mike

    CANHR: Stop Nursing Home Drugging

    This was sent to me by one of our moderators Celestra, who has been on the site for some time. CANHR is the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. CANHR, as an advocacy organization, and like many other sociological studies and investigations of nursing homes in the US, have found that...
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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