Substance Abuse within the Profession of Nursing Vocabulary: Diversion: Addiction prevalence within different specialties of nursing: o Emergency room nurses and psychiatric nurses have a higher rate of abuse. o A higher rate of smoking was also found in psychiatric nurses. o A higher rate of cocaine abuse was found in critical care nurses. o Higher rates of alcohol abuse- binge drinking‚ 5 or more drinks per occasion- was found in oncology nurses. o General pediatrics‚ women’s health‚ school
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life but it was not built to slowly and deliberately be poisoned to death. Yet‚ millions of people around the world continue to abuse the power of drugs‚ fully aware of their consequences. Most people who use drugs have a general knowledge of the effects of the drugs on their body‚ but that does not stop them from continuing to put their lives in danger. Substance abuse can lead to many catastrophic consequences on the body including severe liver damage‚ cardiovascular effects‚ and neurological effects
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Substance Abuse Notes Week 2 (First lecture) – 9/10 * Substance use vs. abuse * Use * The legal enjoyment of your property within socially acceptable norms * i.e. you don’t drive under the influence – that’s not socially acceptable * Consumption of any psychoactive substance * More neutral * Includes * Social drinking * 1-2 drinks on any one social occasion * Abuse * Any use of illegal
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Substance Abuse - Heroin 03/27/2011 Substance abuse is a problem that is an epidemic all over the world. America is not the only country suffering from heroin addiction. The misuse and abuse of drugs occurs at all age levels‚ in almost all social settings and at workplace occurrence in all occupation and industries. It has significant negative impacts that affect every community though out the world. Drugs affect all of us in one way
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Social Desirability Construct of Substance Abuse Reporting Rae Sherk Ashford University PSY 326 Dr. Gary Boyles July 1‚ 2013 Social Desirability Construct of Substance Abuse Reporting I. Introduction Drug addiction is a disease with serious consequences. The causes of drug addiction can be complex. Risk factors include family disposition‚ neighborhood‚ and social acquaintances. The intended results are the ultimate high‚ euphoria‚ and numbness drugs
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prescription drugs. A prescription drug is a medicine crafted by pharmaceutical companies that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed. In contrast‚ Illegal drugs are obtained unlawfully through undocumented transaction. Due to substance abuse these prescription and illicit drugs combined‚ kill tens of thousands of people each year. The three mainly abused types of prescription drugs are opioids‚ depressants‚ and stimulants. These 3 types all have something in common and that is‚ that
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2014 Amy Foster DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse is one of the leading struggles that people face every day in society. There are different types of drugs rather it is a recreation drug‚ prescription or over the counter drug‚ either can cause a wear and tear on a human’s health. People
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The effects of drug abuse on a person’s family. Nancy Kiger SPC1010 - Presentation Skills - OL08 Theresa White 2/18/2011 The effects of drug abuse on a person’s family. As a recovering addict I know firsthand how my addiction affected my family. Addiction to alcohol or drugs is a disease; it affects everyone in the family‚ not just the substance abuser. Effects may vary depending on family structure‚ manifesting differently in individual family members; According to the
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What are some measures a company may take to reasonably accommodate people with disabilities‚ or those with a known drug abuse problem‚ and how does the simulation demonstrate these? To ensure that an employer is benefitingt from its applicant pool‚ the employer should be “disability-blind” and assess each applicant on the basis of her or his qualifications. During all stages of employment‚ such as interviewing‚ hiring‚ employee relations‚ transfer requests‚ performance reviews‚ disciplinary
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James Gibson Intro- Sociology 110 Ms. Willingham 10-09-2013 Substance Abuse among the Elderly There seem to be a problem growing in our society today that is affecting our Elderly‚ which is substance abuse. The baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 which are reaching the retirement age seem to be the rising population in treatment centers in the United States. The reason this is an important subject is simple; the elderly people whom I’m talking about are dying from overdose of prescription
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