{"id":709,"date":"2019-07-27T00:34:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T00:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jailhousemoose.wpcomstaging.com\/?p=709"},"modified":"2019-07-27T00:34:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T00:34:58","slug":"life-through-prison-objects-no-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jailhousemoose.com\/?p=709","title":{"rendered":"Life Through Prison Objects – No. 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weeks chosen objects is one of mine. I was introduced to it early on in my prison journey and it’s efficacy has stayed with me since.<\/p>\n

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\"paracetamol\"<\/p>\n

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Paracetamol<\/strong><\/p>\n

OK, so prison is a pretty clandestine experience. The public perception of prison is fuelled by dread imaginings, like the creaks in a darkened house that our adrenaline turns into foul monsters. But there are occasions when I feel the prison service should share its secrets with the outside world. One such secret is the wonder drug – paracetamol.<\/p>\n

I woke one morning in a feverish delirium. I was burning up and saw that my arm had swollen during the night. At the centre of the swelling was evidence of an insect bite. I made the sweaty, shaky trip to the healthcare hatch to seek aid and succour.<\/p>\n

While I waited for my turn I saw fellow prisoners present themselves with myriad maladies. There were gashes and gouges. There were bruises and bumps. There were headaches and toothaches; abscesses and infections. There were losses of glasses and of bowel control.<\/p>\n

I explained my symptoms, showed my swelling, and sure enough, like every prisoner before me I was presented with two white tablets and a plastic cup of water. I took the tablets and after a mere week of sweating, shaking, shitting, sleeplessness and hallucinations I slowly began to feel better. Huzzah for paracetamol!<\/p>\n

I often wonder why so much money is wasted on pharmaceutical research when we have this wonder drug at our disposal.<\/p>\n

A recent survey showed that it was 100% effective 32% of the time!<\/p>\n

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