· 4/29/2024
Cosden v. State
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- holding that a reasonable jury could conclude that defendant was recklessly or maliciously ignoring the plaintiffs signs of methadone withdrawal
- concluding that delirium and other symptoms of a forced withdrawal from methadone created a serious medical need
- holding that a reasonable jury could conclude that defendant was recklessly or maliciously ignoring the plaintiff’s signs of methadone withdrawal
- concluding that a prisoner suffer- ing from opioid withdrawals that caused him to hallucinate and defecate on the floor of his cell had objectively serious medical needs
- holding that “forced withdrawal from methadone” constituted a “serious medical need”
- holding that “forced withdrawal from methadone” constituted a “serious medical need”
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Judges: LeGrow J.
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