Hello, I hope someone can answer this. The subject came up here at work, in the county jail. Does anyone know what they used to give to prisoners and the mentally ill in asylums to reduce their libido? It's considered unethical now. It's like, the opposite of an aphrodisiac.
It's not chemical castration. I think that's a more modern term. It's one word and it seems to me it starts with a "P"...? But maybe not.
If I'm not mistaken, I think they used to give it to all of them, to keep them from having relations with each other. But I could be wrong.
A couple times, in the past, an inmate has said to me "I'm not taking that medicine, you guys put ____ in them." (I assured them we did not!) Or, some have said they put it in the water or the food.
It came up in conversation and now it's driving us crazy!
smllattnspn21, MSN, RN
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I know in the nursing homes Men were given Depo shots to reduce libido. I had never heard of Saltpeter but I definitely will research the topic now.