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· 4/29/2024

Cosden v. State

How courts have described this case

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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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