Summary of “Embraced by the Needle” In his essay “Embraced by the Needle”‚ Gabor Maté sets out the stages of drug addiction and its consequences. At first he explains the physiological effects of using drugs. Then he suggests that emotionally fragile youth‚ who have experienced different degrees of stress‚ are more likely to become substance abusers. Maté is a physician who practices in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside‚ often referred to as the drug capital of Canada. He estimates that the
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.MCLEAN‚ KATHERINE. "Reducing Risk‚ Producing Order: The Surprisingly Disciplinary World Of Needle Exchange." Contemporary Drug Problems 40.3 (2013): 415-445. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Apr. 2014. Thesis: It postulates that attempts to “raise the bar” within a low-threshold program may serve to alienate or explicitly exclude certain service users Evidence: the author stayed within the program for a year‚ getting to know people and see how it really operates. He also did interviews with
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Emily Ortega Course 0405 Child Development 1 Applying Theory * A young man has been arrested and is serving jail time for drug possession‚ assault‚ and armed robbery. Throughout his childhood and adolescence he has been in and out of trouble at school and with the juvenile justice system. Three theories that would explain this young man’s behavior would be Psychosocial Theory‚ Behaviorism/Learning Theory and Cognitive Theory. 1. Erik Erikson Psychosocial Theory helps me examine this
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These problems however all have some sort of connection to the other‚ similar to the concept made famous by the 1993 movie Six Degrees of Separation. These three issues are: banning the use of cellular phones while driving‚ a federally sponsored needle exchange and a federally mandated organ donor program‚ whenever possible. By addressing these issues‚ we could move closer to a Utopian society. The first change I would make for my Utopian society would be to ban the use of cellular phones while
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to dry‚ uncap the needle and administer the injection. You dispose of the syringe and needle in the sharps container. Which of the following actions increased the risk for infection? A) You failed to cap the needle after the injection. Feedback: INCORRECT Clean gloves should be worn whenever administering an injection to reduce the risk of a secondary infection. To avoid an accidental needle stick you should not recap the needle after administering the injection. The needle safety device should
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How to cannulate yourself on dialysis Dialysis needles are large not to mention scary as hell. Imagine being stuck with a Capri Sun straw and it staying there for 4 hours. Fear of needles and pain is a reality for most people on dialysis‚ especially in the beginning. Some have true phobia‚ and require special techniques and interventions to self-cannulate. All patients‚ once they become familiar with dialysis‚ worry about who will put their needles in (and potentially cause access damage that can
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Syringe exchange programs are where injection drug users can bring their used needles and exchange them for new needles. This is a controversial issue with most Americans. On the one hand the opinion is that you are helping a drug user‚ on the other you are protecting the innocent who may be affected unknowingly. Syringe exchange programs will take a used syringe and exchange it so the drug user has a new sterile needle to continue using drugs. Injecting drugs is a main cause of the spreading of
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Methadone Clinics and Needle Exchange Programs: Critical Thinking There are many people in the world today that are drug addicts and cannot quit by themselves which is where the methadone clinics come into the picture. Methadone reduces the withdrawal symptoms therefore making it easier to quit drugs. Even though methadone is supposedly proven to be safe‚ it seems to have biases and stigmas associated with it because it is an opioid medication and many people can become addicted to it as well
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the freeway signs?" They all agreed that slobs were making America ugly. Then Jack had an idea. "Look‚ since we’re all retired and we have the time and energy‚ why don’t we do something instead of just complaining? We can’t clean up everything‚ but maybe we could clean up our river." They liked this idea‚ and talked about it for another couple of weeks. Manny suggested a name for their effort—the Green Fleet‚ an organization devoted to turning the St. James River blue again. The three brothers
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AIDS and Needles Becton Dickinson‚ one of the largest manufacturers of medical supplies‚ dominates the US market in disposable syringes and needles. In 2005‚ a nurse‚ Maryann Rockwood (a fictional name)‚ used a Becton Dickinson 5cc syringe and needle to draw blood from a patient known to be infected with HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus). Ms. Rockwood worked in a clinic that served AIDS patients‚ and she drew blood from these patients several times a day. After drawing the blood on this particular
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