Family Fights Against Sedation of Dementia Patient Amid Safety Concerns
Marjorie Tingley's family battles a Michigan care facility over the use of antipsychotic drugs to manage her dementia-related aggression. The situation highlights the broader issue of medication use in dementia care and the risks involved.
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Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them
Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them
Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them
Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them
Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them
Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them
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- T2The Virginian-Pilot
- T2Daily Press
- T2Baltimore Sun
- T2Capital Gazette
- T3Main Line Times
- T3Daily Local News (Chester County)
- T3Delaware County Daily Times
- T3Macomb Daily
- T3Oakland Press
- T2Sun Sentinel (South Florida)
- T2LA Daily News
- T2Long Beach Press-Telegram
- T2Pasadena Star-News
- T2Orange County Register
- T2San Bernardino Sun
- T2Lowell Sun
- T2Boston Herald
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