Prisoners Go to Extreme Lengths to Use Drugs

by AdamS on August 6, 2012

Many drug addicts end up in jail at some point in their lives, mainly because they are buying or selling the drugs they are addicted to.  Once they are in jail it becomes much more difficult for them to get their fix of those drugs and they resort to other drugs like percocet that they can get.  For more info on percocet go to https://www.thewatershed.com/treatment/resources/percocet-effects-and-addiction-treatment/. The problem isn’t just getting the drugs while they are in jail, they also have to go to extreme lengths to find ways to inject the drugs into their veins.  This means that they have to fashion their own syringes out of materials they have lying around.

Prisoner Ingenuity

Prisoners are often patted down or “frisked” before and after they go anywhere where they are given materials such as pens or utensils to eat with.  This cuts down on the risk of them making shanks or weapons from sharpened objects and then injuring or killing correctional officers or other inmates.  Unfortunately inmates are still able to continue to steal and conceal pens, paper clips and other small supplies without officers being able to detect them.  They then are able to fashion makeshift syringes out of these simple materials.  A syringe made like this is often referred to as a “binky” by the prisoners.

Making a Binky

There are many steps involved in creating a syringe fashioned from objects that inmates can get their hands on.  They start by getting the needle point from a fellow inmate that has to get insulin shots for diabetes and breaks off the tip of the needle without the nurse noticing.  Then they get a cheap plastic pen and a paper clip and very carefully melt it all together.  This is a very difficult process and requires quite a bit of skill and ingenuity to manufacture.  once the plastic pen casing has been melted to hold the paper clip and needlepoint, they need to make a type of plunger to actually create the force necessary to get the drugs into the vein.  Inmates usually use something like an eyedrop bottle that they can squeeze in order to get the force they need.

The Dangers of Using Jail Made Needles

Manufacturing a binky generally takes a long time due to how long it takes to gather all the materials needed.  This makes having one extremely valuable to the inmate who makes one.  Many inmates often take turns sharing the same needle which leads to potential diseases like HIV or hepatitis.  If these needles are improperly made, they can also break inside the veins of the inmates trying to use them and do serious damage to them.

Drug addicts, including those in jail will always try to find ways to get their fix, even if that means going to extreme lengths. Some become so addicted to these pain medicine like percocet that they need to go through treatment. For more info on percocet treatment go to https://www.thewatershed.com/percocet-treatment/.  As officers continue to crack down on what they allow inmates to use, inmates continue to develop new rudimentary ways of fashioning needles.  These needles are extremely dangerous and are leading to more widespread diseases within prisons.

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