The opioid epidemic. It is deadly and has risen over the past decade or so to become one of the leading causes of death in America. It is an issue that we as nurses are uniquely situated to make a defining impact on. As nurses‚ it is our duty to educate patients‚ families‚ and anybody else we can. It is a nurse’s responsibility to teach the people who we meet about all the ways they can recognize an improperly proscribed pain medication or potential opioid addiction‚ an overdose‚ and what to do if
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HIV/ADIS epidemic statically by educating a girl. Educated females will know how to treat and prevent HIV/ADIS. According to a study conducted in Uganda‚ each additional year of education for girls reduces their chances of contracting HIV by 6.7 percent and that the disease spreads twice as fast among uneducated girls. If I was raised in poverty my life would have been a little different. I may have never graduated high school. The mental effects of poverty could have effected
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Orsino‚ the Duke of Delirium: Why Our Leaders Will Never Be Self-Aware Shakespeare adorns Orsino‚ the Duke of Illyria‚ with numerous character faults: narcissism‚ capriciousness‚ impatience; even Olivia finds the Duke repulsive in his “embassy” (1.5)‚ and Feste dubs him “a foolish wit” (1.5). It is not until Viola enters that Orsino is painted in a new brighter light‚ and even then‚ the Duke acts entitled‚ shallow‚ and overly masculine (2.4). Although “Twelfth Night” is not a tragedy‚ Orsino’s
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vain lover symbolizes the obsession for another half and our real destiny. The film Hedwig and the Angry Inch explores the correlation between narcissism and love in Jacques Lacan’s on Desire. A closer look at Hedwig reveals he will benefit from Diotima’s outlook on love; dismissing the search for the other half and finding the beauty within love. Narcissism is an extreme or erotic interest in oneself and their physical appearance. Narcissistic lovers construct a fantasized version of reality craving
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Faust-like proposition‚ in which he expresses a willingness to surrender his soul if he can maintain his youth and physical beauty. In return‚ the portrait will age in his place. There wasn’t necessarily an actual Faust exchange‚ but rather‚ Dorian’s narcissism was so strong that it clouded his vision on true reality. Dorian didn’t expect to have his wish granted and thinks little of it given that he is busy courting Sybil Vane‚ a talented young actress‚ who falls in love with him. It turns out that‚ in
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Sean J. Oliver PSYC 351 FINAL PROJECT March 4‚ 2012 This evening was unlike any of the numerous others that I’ve spent with Drew. If I were to list what to expect after a call from Drew‚ the list would be identical no matter the scenario. I received todays curse-laden phone call somewhere around 6 o’clock in the morning; Drew’s normal gym time. After hearing how he almost didn’t make it to the gym this morning after last evenings’ events that are far too inappropriate to discuss in further
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09/16/13 The Meth Epidemic Methamphetamine commonly referred as meth or crystal has been a real and growing problem in the United States. Many of us don’t realize that meth is the most addictive drug worldwide. The main ingredients of meth‚ ephedrine and pseudoephedrine‚ are found in cold medicine. Relatively cheap and easy to get methamphetamine destructively affect your brain. It releases dopamine (the brain’s principal pleasure chemical) which boost up your energy‚ and as describe by many
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heroin epidemic in the United States because modern pharmaceutical companies have allowed production of legal‚ regulated prescription opiates that led to the increase of drug abuse and overdose deaths. Pharmaceutical reps receive big bonuses for pushing their products on doctors‚ which resulted in they get the large profit and thus forgot for a certain responsibility to their patients. How many lives have been limited by the use of painkillers? Who is responsible for the pain-pill epidemic? How many
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2012 The Curing of an Epidemic Our nation is overwhelmed with the side effects‚ ranging from diabetes to cancer‚ of the ever-growing trend of obesity. With the rise of cheap food that is not rich with the vital nutrients the body needs‚ our overall health has declined rapidly. Morgan Spurlock‚ writer and documentary filmmaker‚ uses his skills to increase awareness of this “epidemic” to the public. Even though there are numerous factors that contribute to the epidemic of obesity‚ there are
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The Obesity Epidemic | By: Alishia Fields | | | 6/12/2012 | Abstract This paper talks about how children are becoming more obese and how the numbers have changed over the past 30 years. It indicates how a child is affected physically to socially. How we as a nation can stand up and make a change on increasing healthy food consumption and more physical activities and what we need to keep in mind when trying to help a child overcome their obesity. The amount of children who are
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