Zack Harris

Zack Harris is a patient who overdose on PCP when his mother gave him street marijuana.

History
Zack is autistic. He came into the practice with his mother, Sydney. She was worried because he was getting bigger and therefore, harder to handle. Cooper noticed while with Zack that he was much calmer than the previous week, but his eyes were glassy, so he wanted to run some tests. Sydney declined. She said she stopped giving Zack his regular meds and was instead giving him the marijuana Pete gave her for her migraines.

Pete went to Justine's house. He said she needed to stop giving him the marijuana and they'd find other things to do for Zack. She became angry when Pete said he understood what she was going through and forced him to leave, saying she wouldn't give him Pete's pot anymore.

Without the pot, Zack's behaviors became more pronounced very quickly. Sydney begged Cooper to give Zack pot, but Cooper refused.

Sydney and Zack later came into the ER because Zack was in a rage. Sydney admitted she'd purchased marijuana off the street and Zack's tests showed it was laced with PCP. They were able to stabilize him, but they had to call the police. Sydney was arrested and Zack was turned over to DCFS.

Familial
He was being cared for by his mother until DCFS took him into custody after they were told she gave him marijuana.

Notes and Trivia

 * He was 12 at the time of his hospitalization.