Can Lupron medication control  sexual attraction urges for children?  Of course, we want sexual offenders to stop harming children.  Is medication the way  to keep children safe from predators?  Â
If  Lupron works, why is the price so high?  Considering the cost of keeping someone in prison (50+K) can close monitoring and Lupron work?
Might Lupron medication or other medications such as Depro-Provera  keep more chilren save?
Roughly 300,000 children are abused a year. Â The recidivism rate is 13% according to Sorentino.
Dr. Renee Sorrentino is clinical director in psychiatry at Harvard. She thinks Lupron is worth the expense. What say you?
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Aptos Psychologist says:
Harming innocent children is considered one of the worst crimes.  Psychiatry — as usual — recommends popping pills and monitoring closely.  And there will always be some  people who say keep them in prison and throw away the key.  What treatment works and can we foot the bill?
Below is a story in the news about a sexual offender (he focuses on  12 year old boys)  who takes Depro-Provera  which weakens his sexual urges.:
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HYDE PARK, Vt. –
Outrage in Hyde Park after a high-risk sex offender moved to town. Adding to concerns– Timothy Szad, 53, is living about a mile from a public school. More than 100 parents showed up to a meeting Wednesday night wanting to know if their kids are safe since the Vt. Department of Corrections has listed Szad as likely to reoffend. He was released in July after serving out a maximum sentence for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenage boy.
Their protest was civil, but their signs speak volumes. These Hyde Park parents want registered sex offender Timothy Szad out of their town. And they have the support of Rep. Kurt Wright.
“The ones you’re really concerned about are the ones labeled high risk to reoffend,” said Rep. Kurt Wright, R-Burlington.
Parents gathered Wednesday night to voice their long list of concerns to their sheriff and other state officials.
“What would the policy be if this guy starts showing up?” asked Ted Greene. His son starts soccer practice Thursday morning.
“So, how are we as parents supposed to feel our kids are safe in this school? And in this area?” questioned another father, Mark Dvorak.
Some parents have spread the word themselves, plastering Szad’s mug shot on their cars for everyone to see.
“It’s a different way of life for a while and you have to be proactive, we and [the Sheriff’s] six other folks can’t do it alone,” said Lamoille North Supervisory Union Superintendent Joseph Ciccolo. He reminded parents not to just keep an eye on Szad, but on their children.
“You’re concerned about the playground coverage after hours; well, I’m concerned that you don’t send your children out without adult supervision,” Ciccolo said.
Since Szad moved to Hyde Park last week, Lamoille County Sheriff Roger Marcoux has received more than 10 calls a day. He’s made keeping tabs on Szad his top priority.
“He was very, very transparent of what he’d done. He took us through his history and agreed to some things that are very important,” Marcoux explained.
That includes checking in with the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department on a daily basis, getting monthly shots to control his sexual urges, and never leaving the ministry member’s house where he’s staying without supervision.
“If it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t have anybody watching this guy 24/7,” Marcoux said.
Still, many residents want Szad out. Technically all those agreements he has made with Marcoux are voluntary. Szad is a free man and could stop taking his medication or checking in with police if he chooses.
“Is Hyde Park kind of a halfway house for him and he’s going to move on? I mean, he’s not renting a house; he’s just staying with this person. What’s his long-term plan?” asked resident Chris Lynch.
Marcoux couldn’t answer that, but reminded the crowd that Szad may be safest while living with the ministry members. The alternative, he says, could be worse.
“Traditionally what happens to these folks is they end up in the woods in a tent and then I don’t know where he is, my department doesn’t know where he is. He’s not getting treatment, he’s probably not going to be getting those shots anymore because he can’t drive,” Marcoux explained.
Marcoux has also gone door to door to about 40 homes nearby where Szad is staying to identify which homes have children who may be at risk. But for many residents, it’s not enough. They are hoping to appeal to their legislators to push for civil confinement. That’s a law that if passed, would mean sex offenders could be held past their sentence if deemed dangerous.
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http://healthland.time.com/2013/06/10/qa-what-works-in-sex-offender-treatment/
http://www.drugs.com/sfx/lupron-side-effects.html
