If you have a addiction to alcohol, and go to jail, do they HAVE to give you alcohol?

Published December 3, 2010

Question by Sfsfsdf Fwgefgv: If you have a addiction to alcohol, and go to jail, do they HAVE to give you alcohol?
Alcohol withdrawals can put you into a seizure that can kill you, so if your arrested and put into jail and tell them that you have a high chance of dying from alcohol withdrawals, do they HAVE to give you alcohol?

This can go for some other drugs to, I know benzo withdrawal can kill you, but either way, wouldnt they get sued for millions of dollars and shut down if they refused someone a drug and they died because they refused to give them it?

Best answer:

Answer by Theda Bara
No, they just let you dry out. If you get into difficulty you go into the infirmary. You will be given
sedatives and allowed to dry out.
People can sue, but they don’t win unless the person was not given medical treatment.
Detox centers do not give you drugs or alcohol you know.

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