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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Heroin is a highly addictive analgesic drug. Heroin‚ which is a popular choice of drug in America‚ is not a new drug that magically popped up in the late 1960’s. In the mid 1800’s opium was a popular drug. Opium was brought to the country by Chinese immigrants who came here to work on railroads. In the old west alcoholism as a big problem and opium was promoted as a cure for alcoholism. Before it was illegal opium was developed as a pain killer in 1810. “It was considered a wonder drug because it
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Heroin is known as morphine diacetate or diamorphine when it is used in medical environment‚ it is also referred to as “black tar” among other names in colloquial language. Alder Wright was the first person to synthesize heroin in 1874 when he added two groups of acetyl to morphine molecules (Rubin‚ 2013). Heroine is an active drug which can also be used in medicine to treat severe pain that results from heart attack or injuries; it is absorbed in the body as morphine. According to Levert (2005)
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Webster). The lyrics of “Lover Dearest”‚ by Josh Ramsey‚ fit this definition perfectly. “Lover Dearest” is a love letter written about heroin addiction; the speaker uses metaphor‚ pessimistic tone‚ and revealing diction to convey his desperation. “Lover Dearest” uses a metaphor to compare drug addiction to romance. The speaker professes his distorted love for heroin as if the drug were his lover.
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you have strong views.” It is shocking to hear that “giving methadone to heroin addicts has a 97% failure rate.”(1) I was extremely surprised to hear this because I thought and was made to believe that after a few years methadone would completely stop addicts taking heroin. Infact in the same study by Scotland’s leading drug experts it emerged that there was a “29% success rate among addicts who went ‘cold turkey’
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The Stigma against Methadone Users and the Healthcare Providers Who Help Them Abstract The purpose of this research is to identify a stigma against methadone users and those in the healthcare field who are trying to help them become drug free. Methadone is a synthetic drug brought to America in the 1960’s to help with opiate addiction. During the fifty years since then‚ it has been a very successful treatment drug‚ but a stigma has developed that to use this drug is to be considered a “junkie”
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“It[methadone] has been heavily criticised as a "one-size fits all" approach to a complex problem”(bbc.co.uk). Therefore‚ the question arises‚ is methadone an effective treatment to stop drug addiction or do addicts return to their ways? Dan Frosch‚ a New York Times writer‚ reflects on an issue concerning jails and detention centers nationwide‚ drug addiction. His article‚ “Plan to End Methadone Use at Albuquerque Jail Prompts Alarm” focuses on the effects‚ costs‚ and realities of methadone treatment
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In Murray’s article‚ he argues about the value of the college education. It has been widely accepted that four years on a college campus is a desirable way for young people to make the transition from adolescence to adulthood. But murray thinks the idea is not right. First‚ most people think that obtaining a BA will help them get a higher-paying job. It is partly true. For some jobs like biomedical‚ physics‚ it’s the knowledge learned from the process of getting a BA helps them get a higher paying
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Methadone and Suboxone Have you ever witnessed an addict experiencing the effects of withdrawals from opiate abuse? Having witnessed my 24 year old son go through these‚ while I was experiencing them right by his side‚ was an eye opener. Even though Methadone and Suboxone both treat opiate addiction‚ their use is controversial; however the benefits of their use outweigh the controversy. Even though Methadone and Suboxone both treat opiate addiction‚ their use is controversial; however the benefits
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Heroin Heroin related deaths and arrests among young pop culture musicians has not been this visible for decades. "We observe pop culture making this drug- which is very lethal-look glamorous and chic‚" says Ginna Marston of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America (54). For example‚ according to Karen Schoemer’s report for Newsweek‚ Kurt Cobain of Nirvana‚ Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon and Jerry Garcia of Grateful Dead‚ all participated and abused heroin (54). Kurt Cobain took his own life with
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