Multiple pieces of glass and “green pills” were found on the floor around her and a handful of pills were located in the pocket of her pants.
ObservationsĪt the scene, the patient was found with minor scrapes on the left side of her face and with glass in her hair. In fact, one may even consider her as developmentally gifted – a genius in chess. She has no known developmental deficiencies. Her friends suggested she took the medication to manage her withdrawal and was unaware of the consequences of taking such a large amount.
However, a new state law recently banned giving children this medication, and in the days prior to the incident, she was observed to be in benzodiazepine withdrawal with symptoms of anxiety, agitation, and sleep disturbance. Importantly, she receives Xanzolam daily as per protocol at Methuen Home as per standard orphanage care. We are unable to determine the exact number of pills she ingested as many pills were lost on the floor, but estimate that it was at least 20 times the therapeutic dose. She then lost consciousness and fell off the chair she was standing on, dropping and shattering the pill jar. As reported by Headmistress Helen Deardorff, she swallowed at least a handful of the drug after stealing it from the orphanage’s pill jar. The bottle of “xanzolam” in The Queen’s Gambit Patient Presentationīeth Harmon is a 9-year-old female who presented to the ED from the Methuen Home, an orphanage, after a witnessed ingestion of “green pills” or Xanzolam.
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