While some foods and drinks like Kool-Aid can conceal medications very successfully, the courts have ruled that drugs should not be given to patients unawares. In U.S. hospitals, according to the landmark ruling Rogers v. Okin, competent patients can be manipulated into taking drugs only if they present an immediate danger to themselves or others, or if a court order has been issued to allow forced medication. Even if a court order has been issued, medical ethics dictate that the patient should be warned, and given the choice to take the drug voluntarily, before being compelled to take it. Dissolving a pill in Kool-Aid or another liquid proves useful even though there?s no deception in play: That way, a doctor can ensure that the patient won?t ?cheek? the pill next to his teeth and spit it out later. Risperdal, the drug administered to Loughner in the Kool-Aid, commonly comes in the form of a very small pill that can be easily cheeked.
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Explainer thanks Liza H. Gold of Georgetown University and Timothy Wilens of Massachusetts General Hospital.
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