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Abstract: 

Alcohol is a depressant, and when mixed with other substances, a synergistic effect occurs. Recently arrested and jailed inmates may also be in a blackout. Some wait in jail not knowing where they are or why they are imprisoned. They may be in withdrawal and suffering from major drug- or alcohol-induced depression. The polysubstance-impaired driver is at a high risk for suicidal tendencies. For first time offenders, the initial jail experience is traumatic in itself. Add withdrawal, blackout, and drug-induced depression, and suicidal tendencies may occur. However, Sabbatine in the following article discusses an unintentional cause of inmate death: obstructive sleep apnea.

Keywords: DUI, DWI; American Sleep Apnea Association; central nervous system (CNS);

Affiliations:  1: Corrections Specialist.