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High Court judges have ruled psychiatric patients should not be allowed to smoke at a high security mental hospital.

“There is very strong evidence that smoking causes disease and endangers the health of the smokers themselves and other people who live and work in their vicinity. BBC

You can’t argue with the danger to others, but:

The judge added the smoking ban was also justified by security difficulties posed by allowing inmates - many of whom have “dangerous, violent or criminal propensities” - to smoke outside in Rampton’s grounds.

This is garbage. Rampton wants, Rampton gets. They can completely afford the security needed. This is a complete non-excuse. Seriously it is that bad.

Go back here:

There is very strong evidence that smoking causes disease and endangers the health of the smokers themselves

Here are the side-effects of ONE drug that someone now denied the right to smoke will be forced by law to have if prescribed:

Mild hand tremor; mild thirst; temporary, mild nausea and general discomfort at the beginning of treatment. Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); blurred vision; confusion; diarrhea; drowsiness; excessive weight gain; fainting; giddiness; inability to control the bladder or bowels; increased thirst; increased or decreased urination; involuntary twitching or muscle movements; loss of consciousness; loss of coordination; muscle weakness; persistent headache; persistent or severe nausea; ringing in the ears; seizures; slow or irregular heartbeat; slurred speech; swelling of the ankles or wrists; unsteadiness; vision changes; vomiting. (There are a lot more) http://www.drugs.com/sfx/lithium-side-effects.html

There are many other drug cocktails the psychiatrists will be using in that hospital/prison
Have a smoke or take your Lithium - which would you rather?

I hope someone takes this to the Court of Human Rights. And I hope someone else forces all the staff and families there to stop smoking as that whole area of land is Health Service / Govt property. And don’t you just know that the person who actually started all this is one of those ex-smoker zealots?