The only trouble is that the patients learn all too quickly to associate the little red capsules with the shock treatments, so they spit them out. Then, the next morning, they really holler when they drag them into the shock shop. When that happens, they have to put them on saline drip IV the night before the treatments, to make sure they get dosed. I guess it's about time for Kesey to take another job in the loony bin so he could write another novel to keep us up to date on all this. Back to reds or you can visit the Shock Shop .
Every mental institution has one.
They usually put it at the very back of the funny farm so the visitors won't be likely to hear the screaming. Man, I tell you friends, Kesey's Cuckoo's Nest book just doesn't do this ward building justice. Leading up to the front door of the ward building is a ramp that makes the job of dragging screaming patients in there easier. That's why they call it Disturbed , man. If they were about to drag your ass in there, you'd be disturbed about it for sure.