Can Kratom Solve The Prescription Drug Abuse Problem? The war on drugs has been an ongoing battle for the past 40-50 years. Despite adding legislative measures to help prevent the use‚ manufacture‚ and distribution of these illicit substances‚ it continues to burden the government and affect so many lives of the people. Notwithstanding the dangerous effects of what these drugs may do to one’s body‚ still more people are enticed to try them which eventually leads them to drug addiction. Prescription
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He was receiving Methadone for unremitting pain. His physician ordered Ketamine tablet to be compound and dispensed by the pharmacist. The patient was previously unknown to this pharmacy and had no prior records‚ so the pharmacist was not aware of the patient’s current medications
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Prescription Drug Use and Abuse It was supposed to be a short course of treatment with tranquilizers after the death of her infant son 15 years ago. But Lynn Ray‚ 46‚ of Germantown‚ Md.‚ says her abuse of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and other prescription drugs led to a long struggle with addiction that nearly ruined her life. Tranquilizers‚ which slow down the central nervous system and cause drowsiness‚ numbed Ray’s agony‚ helped her sleep‚ and untied the relentless knot in her stomach. Soon
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addictive. Drug dealers do not care how old you are‚ as long as they get paid. Meth even affects the unborn. Mothers that are on meth while pregnant damage their children mentally and can cause death. Children born addicted to meth have to be given methadone to help them withdraw from this horrible drug. However‚ the problem of meth can be fought. Education is the first battle. Parents and teachers need to educate children at home and school. It is very important to educate our children on this
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that frequently occurs is inconsistency of patient’s knowledge of the dosages or names of their home medications. Frequently on admission when questioning patients they do not recall the name of the medication or dosage. Patient’s that are on methadone need to maintain their dose to decrease with draw symptoms knowing the dosage is important. After reading and learning about other hospitals and having a mater patient index that gives a complete view of the patient’s history. Developing a master
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An Advanced Practice Nurses are nurses who has completed graduate level training (masters in nursing or Doctorate in Nursing). They take history‚ perform physicals‚ order and interpret diagnostic tests. They treat mental and physical conditions. NPs identify diseases and give treatments‚ including prescribing medications. They can operate as primary providers and treat patients of different ages‚ depending on their specialty (pediatrics‚ adults‚ geriatric etc). This is a comparison of Pennsylvania
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like a serpent stocking its prey taking a hold of weak individuals who do not have a strong enough will/mindset. The process coming off heroin is lengthier‚ for heroin is a neurological substance that alters your mood/behavior thus‚ having to use Methadone as an alternative to help reverse the addictive behavior. The term “Cold Turkey” (a sudden or abrupt manner) is not advised‚ since the excruciating withdraws are so severe that the body could create more health issues and sometimes death. Statistics
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Marijuana has been used over thousands of years by different cultures for medical purposes. Throughout the decades‚ due to extensive research‚ society’s views on medical marijuana have changed. Many people are use to seeing it as a harmful substance. Medical marijuana‚ or cannabis‚ is a plant that some physicians may recommend to be use as a herbal remedie or a liquid medicine as part of a medical treatment. Cannabis has an ingredient called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol which is often abbreviated
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Adrenergic Agonists (a.k.a. Sympathomimetic Drugs) I. Direct stimulants of α and β receptors 1. Epinephrine (Adrenaline) 2. Norepinephrine (Levophed) 3. Levonordefrin (Neo-Cobefrin) 4. Dopamine (Intropin) 5. Ephedrine II. Direct stimulants of α receptors (α agonists) 1. Phenylephrine (Neo-synephrine) III. Direct stimulants of β receptors (β agonists) 1. Isoproterenol (Isuprel) 2. Selective stimulants of β2 receptors in the bronchi (for asthma) 2.a. Salbutanol (Ventolin) 2.b. Terbutaline
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the behaviour of some people can socially exclude them from some activities and the society placing some rules that can be socially excluded in nature. Firstly‚ when some people takes to consumption of addictive drugs such as cocaine heroin and methadone can make them to experience high level of ill health and are therefore in many ways make them socially disadvantaged and potentially socially excluded. When they experience high level of ill health‚ they increase the risk of unemployment and economic
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