List A: Pharmacological and complementary treatment of knee pain Knee pain is an immobilizing symptom from various of diseases and particularly important to treat in the elderly population. Knee pain accounts for 1.9 million visits to general practitioners and 1 million visits to emergency departments annually. Through history taking‚ focusing on red flags that the patients might present with‚ through physical examination‚ and understanding knee anatomy‚ physicians are able to make the diagnosis
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Human Service Scenario Analysis BSHS 322 Abstract Kendra is an African American female who is going through some tough times. She is addicted to drugs‚ she does porn‚ and she is a prostitute. She had five children‚ but after recently losing two because of pneumonia‚ she has found herself in jeopardy of losing her other three children. Kendra does not know how to communicate properly because of growing up in a dysfunctional family. There are different ways to use effective communication strategies
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Methadone VS Detoxification There are some people who are addicted to heroin that may want to get help. Some tried to stop using to just like that but just within 6 hours‚ they would start get withdrawal symptoms which are very uncomfortable and that lasts for about a week. There are treatments for heroin addiction which includes the methadone and detoxification treatment. “Methadone treatment has been used successfully for more than 45 years. It has helped millions of people regain control of
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Treatment Strategies in Counseling Methadone Clients Using Benzodiazepines And other Licit and Illicit Substance Case Scenario: Michael Doe is a 21 year old methadone patient. He presented at a Methadone Treatment Center with a 3 year history of opioid prescription use (egg. Percocet). A) What is Methadone? (1 page) B) Purpose of Methadone: Primary and Side effects (2 Pages) C) History of Methadone Use in the United States (1 Page) D) The Synergistic Effects of Methadone and Benzodiazepines/ Other licit
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Methadone Treatment for Opioid Addiction By: Vicki Wilson Physiological and Medical Aspects of Substance Abuse November 7‚ 2012 Vicki Wilson Physiological and Medical Aspects of Substance Abuse November 7‚ 2012 When people hear the term opiate abusers or the more frequently used street term drug addict (a horrible stereotype) that people think of first. A homeless‚ system milking‚ degenerate that is hooked on Heroin and sticks dirty needles in their arms‚ doing anything for money to
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Questions 1 Refer to the question‚ s25 of the TAFE Education Act 2002‚ there is an offence “ to bring heroin‚ cannabis‚ cocaine or any other drug onto a TAFE campus”. Before we look the part (a) and (b) of the question‚ let’s definite ‘any other drug’ first. Drug is not considered as a food‚ however it can be taken or put into a human body have medical‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or other effects. There is no single‚ precise definition for drug. Under control law‚ government regulations
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Running Head: DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTION Drug & Alcohol Addiction Even though drug and alcohol addiction is the repeated and excessive use of drugs and alcohol to achieve a certain effect‚ which involves two components: physical and psychological dependency‚ they both can be treated. The cause of substance abuse is examined through several studies which showed drugs and alcohol are used to get relief from untreated mental
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Cited: ehow.com. (1999-2011). How Does Drug Abuse Affect Your Family?. Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5183803_drug-abuse-affect family_.html. Web. 24 Nov. 2013 Jones‚ Hendrée‚ E.‚ Loretta‚ P. Finnegan‚ and Karol Kaltenbach. "Methadone And Buprenorphine For The Management Of Opioid Dependence In Pregnancy."Drugs 72.6 (2012): 747-757. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. livestrong.com. (2011). Effects of Drug & Alcohol Abuse on the Family. Retrieved from http://www.livestrong
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in an absence of medication. Methadone‚ a synthetic analgesic opioid. Similar to morphine effect‚ but less in sedation severity‚ considered as the gold standard treatment in pregnancy opioid abstinence‚ since around 45 years. As metabolism accelerate in pregnancy‚ Methadone’s effect end faster than in non-pregnant women. This make both mother and fetus exposed to withdrawal symptoms‚ and thus contribute to higher NAS complications. Many methods when giving methadone is used. The most common one is
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