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Should I clean his room at home while he is in the hospital?

My son lives with my mom. He has been into drugs for awhile, but its gotten much worse lately. Last night I went to my mom's (she's on vacation) because my son (26 years old) called saying he needed me. I stayed on the phone with him because he was in a panic. He had doubts it was really me on the phone with him and wanted me to tell him stories about when he was young.
When i got there I discovered he had severly injured his finger on the attic door when he thought someone was up there. He believed a fly had laid eggs and was living in his ear. He also believed someone was framing him, the CIA was in on it, and that they were purposely putting look alikes of people he knew around him to mess with him. He was unable to hold still, complained of pain in his head, and kept jerking his body around.
He said he'd been taking opiates like oxys, fentanyl, and that day done meth.
He wanted to go to hospital so i took him. They gave him a big tranquilizer to finally knock him out because other drugs hadn't worked. He's been there since last night and vitals are fine.
Should I clean all the paraphernalia out of his room? Isnt it slightly easier for a person to start to recover from illegal drug use if they dont come home to a bunch of drug related things in their room? Would I be overstepping?
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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
Ordinarily, I'd say yes, but he's got schizophrenia. You don't want to do anything that will mess him up further.
Jenny1234 · 56-60, F
@LordShadowfire sounds exactly like the schizophrenic behaviour my the son of my sister’s friend exhibits
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@Jenny1234 I used to know a guy whose wife kept saying "they" had replaced the furniture in the house with identical furniture with cameras in it. Scary stuff.
MethDozer · M
@LordShadowfire Possibly but amphetamine overdose and benders often cause a temporary psychosis tha presents itself very similarly to the aspectsbof schizophrenia. In fact the treatment for it is almost exactly the same as the treatment for schizophrenia.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@MethDozer I'm going to assume you're an expert on the side effects of meth, Mr. MethDozer.
morrgin · F
@LordShadowfire i could most likely get a job as a drug counselor some day. Still no expert. I do like Dr. Carl Hart though.
morrgin · F
@LordShadowfire oops i thought u were asking if i thought of myself as an expert lol