The Rate of Young Accidental Overdoses have Recently Increased Because Prescription Medication Abuse is Now on the Rise. Why are prescription medications quickly becoming the most abused drug throughout today’s youth. Dr. Nora D. Volkow‚ director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ estimates that forty eight million people misuse prescribed medicine. That is about twenty percent of the United States population (1). Maybe because these medications are fairly easy to posses‚ no matter of
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Oxycodone‚ a drug that is narcotic‚ but it helps for patients who have severe pains. I used to take this medication back in high school when I was diagnosed with minor scoliosis. I used to have severe back pain on my lower back and near my neck; therefore my physician gave me some prescription oxycodone. Oxycodone is the generic name for this drug‚ but there are many brand names for this type of drug. There’s Oxaydo‚ OxyCONTIN‚ Osyfast‚ Roxicodone‚ and Xtampza ER. To get this drug it was to be
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DENGUE FEVER (Outline) Specific Purpose : To inform my audience about the nature‚ symptoms‚ treatment and prevention of Dengue fever. Central Idea : People now at risk from dengue and estimates that there may be 50 million cases of dengue infection worldwide every year. The disease is now endemic in more than 100 countries. Introduction I. Dengue fever‚ also called dengue‚ is a potentially serious disease caused by a virus. There are four types of dengue virus that can cause illness
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 chronic constipation is infrequent bowel movements or difficult passage of stools that persists for numerous weeks or longer. Constipation is normally defined as having fewer than 3 bowel movements a week. although occasional constipation may be very commonplace‚ a few human beings revel in continual constipation that could intervene with their potential to move about their daily responsibilities. chronic constipation may also cause excessive straining to have a bowel motion and different signs
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fatalities were caused because of high alcohol level in driver’s blood. In US‚ the average death rate because of alcohol is 85000 per year. It is medically proved that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol. It is a fact that there is no case of overdose of marijuana. Marijuana has never been the cause of death or any casualties. The tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) found in marijuana gives both relaxing and alerting effect on the human body. These substances in the cannabis makes it beneficial and curative
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death to another human being; also known as assisted suicide and mercy killing. Euthanasia is used for a terminal illness or incurable condition. If for example a doctor was to give a patient suffering from a terminal condition such as cancer an overdose of drugs that would end the patient’s life‚ this would be considered as euthanasia. Deliberately aiding‚ or encouraging a person to commit suicide would also be considered as assisted suicide. Belgium is one of the countries that have legalized euthanasia
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J. Ara b Neonatal Forum 2005; 2: 1-4 Drug Metabolism in the Neonate Imti Choonara Academic Division of Child Health‚ University of Nottingham‚ Clinical Sciences Wing The Medical School‚ Derbyshire Children ’s Hospital‚ UK _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The newborn infant has a reduced capacity for drug metab olism in comp arison with infants and children. This is more marked in the preterm neonate. Altered drug metabolism
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Recommended reading: Antibiotics for people with sore throats Sore throats are infections caused by bacteria or viruses. People usually recover quickly (usually after three or four days)‚ although some develop complications. A serious but rare complication is rheumatic fever‚ which affects the heart and joints. Antibiotics reduce bacterial infections but they can cause diarrhoea‚ rash and other adverse effects and communities build resistance to them. A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia. Pharyngitis
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target are harmless making them pretty useless. Most of these diseases are the chicken pox‚ rubella‚ measles‚ etc. They are normally accompanied with rashes‚ fevers‚ runny noses‚ and blisters. They can all be treated with rest‚ specific lotions‚ acetaminophen‚ and being well hydrated. Some of these illnesses no longer exist‚ so why should a parent vaccinate their child for a nonexistent
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The Inaba text describes the phenomenon of "therapeutic index." Addiction to barbiturates can be critical in terms of lethality as measured by the therapeutic index. Describe how this phenomenon might lead to an accidental overdose. Why is this factor more critical with barbiturates than with other classes of depressant drugs? Barbiturates are nonselective central nervous system (CNS) depressants‚ capable of producing all degrees of depression from mild sedation and hypnosis to general anesthesia
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