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Death Island takes a closer look at the dark and ominous aura surrounding the mysterious deaths of tourists on Koh Tao island in Thailand.
Turkey's president, Erdogan, threatened to recognize the U.S. genocide of Native Americans in response to President Biden's recognition of the Armenian genocide. This exchange highlights the dangerous nature of political dick measuring, but also marks a positive recognition of historical atrocities.
The origins and misconceptions surrounding the term "excited delirium" are discussed, as well as its connection to police encounters with individuals in a state of distress.
Excited delirium, a controversial medical diagnosis that's been used to justify the deaths of people in police custody, was born out of racist and sexist pseudoscience. The podcast explores the origins of this diagnosis and how it has been perpetuated over the years.
A study found that the blood level of cocaine in those who died from excited delirium was similar to recreational users but lower than those who died from cocaine intoxication. Excited delirium deaths are disproportionately black, linked to police use of force, and often caused by a combination of a psychiatric disorder and cocaine-induced psychosis.
The term "excited delirium" has long been used to justify many in-custody deaths that are more accurately attributed to police use of force. Controversy over its use continues as doctors, advocates and law enforcement debate the condition's legitimacy and its role in justifying the use of force.
Dr. Wetley, who popularized the term "excited delirium," explains why the diagnosis is controversial, and why it has been cited as a cause of death for individuals being restrained by law enforcement.
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