More than 60% of teenagers said that drugs were sold‚ used or kept at their school. Which means more then 60% of children have been around drugs or people who have drugs. What effects could such a thing have on the average canadian family? As defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ drug use is a negative pattern of using a substance that leads to a number of problems‚ which may include needing more of a drug to get intoxicated‚ difficulties that occur when the effects
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MEDICATION SIMULATION (DRUG STUDY) CASE of PATIENT: Hypertensive Urgency GENERIC NAME: Amlodipine besylate BRAND NAME: norvasc DOSE: 10mg/1tab twica a day AVAILABILITY: Tablet TIMING: 8am-6pm ROUTE: Oral ACTION INDICATION/s SPECIAL PRECAUTION/s CONTRAINDICATIONS SIDE EFFECTS NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES Inhibits calcium ion influx across cardiac and smooth muscle cells‚ thus decreasing myocardial contractility and oxygen demand; also dilates coronary arteries and arterioles
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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs Schizophrenia means “the splitting of psychic functions.” It is a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment‚ by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life‚ and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling‚ thought‚ perception‚ and behavior. The first symptoms start to appear in young adulthood. “Its symptoms are complex and diverse; they overlap greatly with those of other psychiatric
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& Driscoll‚ P. (1977). Memory Formation: Evidence For A Specific Neurochemical System In The Amygdala. Science‚ 198(4315)‚ 423-425. Gelpin‚ E.‚ Bonne‚ O.‚ Peri‚ T.‚ Brandes‚ D.‚ & Shalev‚ A. (1996). Treatment of recent trauma survivors with benzodiazepines: a prospective study. Journal of Clincal Psychiatry‚ 57‚ 390-394. Gilbertson‚ M.‚ Shenton‚ M.‚ & Ciszewski‚ A. (2002). Smaller hippocampal volume predicts pathologic vulnerability to psychological trauma. Nature Neuroscience‚ 5‚ 1242-1247. Gold
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BEAVIOURAL SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT ON “Prevention of alcoholism and crime against women for happy and healthy society” SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: PROF. V.P KAKKAR SHOBHANA SAXENA MBA-IB SECTION.C
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Workplace Drug Screening Opinion Paper PSY/325 March 15‚ 2005 Workplace Drug Screening Opinion Paper Drug testing is become increasingly popular tool used by business ’ today to weed out the potential employment candidate that may have drug problems. This testing does not determine whether a potential candidate has any issues with alcohol abuse‚ but will help a company determine whether or not the potential employee might be using other substances‚ such as prescription pills or
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Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting Reaction Paper Denisha Hightower Morgan State University Dr. Anthony Estreet 4/15/15 The Narcotics Anonymous meeting which I attended was named 7 Days of NA which was located on 1212 North Wolfe Street at an organization called Dee’s Place. Just as the Alcoholic Anonymous meeting previously attended‚ the location appeared to be in a covert and quiet place to hold a support group. We entered through the rear entrance‚ which seemed to be staged that way to
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initial assessment Pt had an altered mental status‚ was very unresponsive showing symptoms of a possible drug overdose. The girlfriend told the physician the Pt had taken 75 mg of methadone and an unknown amount of Xanex and other amounts of Benzodiazepines. On assessment‚ the doctor noticed his altered mental status and unconscious status. He had a gag reflex and responded to pain. Pt had a blood pressure of 63/41 and a 02 saturation of 50% on room air and a heart rate of 108. We put the patient
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CU2624 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects. 1.1 Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. Handling medicines and drugs are overseen by a number of Acts and health and safety regulations. • Health & Safety at work Act‚ 1974‚ Health and safety legislation applies to everyone who works. Employers have a duty to ensure health‚safety and welfare of their employees and other people and others affected
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Assignment of internship Topic: Drug listing of pharmacy of Quaid-e-Azam international Hospital Submitted to: Dr.Nowsherwan Kiyani and Dr.Asif Submitted By: Sundas Javed Dated: 24july‚2013 Index 1. Vials 2. Ampoules 3. Syrup‚ suspension and elixers 4. Ear drop‚ eye drop and ointment 5. Nutritional Powder 6. Cream paste and ointment 7. Tablet and capsule 8. Fridge item 9. Infusion Vials Brand Name Generic Name Dosage Form Strength Classification Indications
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