narcotics that help to ease pain by dejecting the central nervous system. One of the downfalls of continuous use of opiates is the formation of dependence upon the drug. Opiates are highly addictive and should only be used for short periods of time. Morphine is an extraction of opium‚ which is then broken down to make heroin. Heroin can be used intravenously for maximum effect of the drug. A high induced from heroin usually leads to a very short lived euphoric state of mind. This altered state is
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CUES/ CLUES |DIAGNOSIS |OBJECTIVES |INTERVENTIONS |EVALUATION | |SUBJECTIVE: ➢ “I ALWAYS EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN AND DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING” As verbalized by the patient. OBJECTIVE: ➢ Weak and pale in appearance ➢ Difficulty of breathing ➢ Poor skin turgor ➢ Clutching of hands to chest ➢ Shortness of breath ➢ Restlessness VITAL SIGNS: ➢ BP- 130/90 mmHg ➢ T- 37.5 C ➢ PR- 98 BPM ➢ RR-25BPM ➢ PAIN SCALE- 8 | ➢ ACUTE PAIN RELATED TO MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA. |SHORT
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PHILIPPINES: MASSIVE DRUG ABUSE Submitted by: Howard Elton Navarro John Kenneth Maimot Submitted to: Prof. Desserie Maynes March 13‚ 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Grateful acknowledgements are due to the following resources for lending their books and ideas for this research paper. And also the authors for letting the researchers used the following articles and selection of their books for this subject matter. Kaban ng Hiyas Library of Mandaluyong City for the books Google as research engine
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2013年12月9日 Drug Abuse - Overview - NY Times Health Drug Abuse Overview Drug abuse is the use of illicit drugs‚ or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs. The abuse of legitimate drugs (prescription or over-the-counter) can happen when people use the drugs in a manner or in quantities other than directed‚ or for purposes that are not legitimate. See also drug abuse first aid and drug abuse and dependence. Reference from A.D.A.M. ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heroin abuse; Substance abuse;
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Substance abuse‚ also known as drug abuse‚ is a patterned use of a substance (drug) in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods neither approved nor supervised by medical professionals. Substance abuse/drug abuse is not limited to mood-altering or psycho-active drugs. If an activity is performed using the objects against the rules and policies of the matter (as in steroids for performance enhancement in sports)‚ it is also called substance abuse. Therefore‚ mood-altering
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experiencing today and what President Obama plans to do about it. America has seen drug abuse spike not only among lower classes‚ but also among middle class Americans‚ white and black. In recent years‚ drug overdoses‚ particularly with Opioids- which have morphine- like effects‚ have even killed more people than motor vehicle accidents have. President Obama plans to end this crisis by expanding access to treatments‚ ensuring that the federal parity law is enforced‚ preventing drug overdose deaths by having
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The addictive drugs discussed in the article are opioids‚ cannabinoids‚ ethanol‚ cocaine‚ amphetamines‚ and nicotine all of which have various behavioural changes and withdrawal symptoms displayed. Firstly‚ Opioids are short term use of heroin or morphine that produces euphoria‚ sedation‚ and a feeling of tranquillity‚ it also produces tolerance and intense physical
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Sarah Westerhaus Westerhaus 1 May 7‚ 2013 Advantages and Disadvantages of Drugs At this exact moment‚ a seventy-four year old United States veteran is suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) caused by his fight for survival in the Vietnam War. Because of his condition‚ he goes through daily paranoia‚ depressing memories‚ and stress related pain that never seems to dissipate. Even worse‚ there is a distance between him and his family that grows further and further each
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Lashay Dr. Gahan Rhetoric 351 12/6/13 Revised Paper There needs to be a change in the criminal justice system. Convicted felons who are charged with any drug felony should not be put into jail or prison because it doesn’t help solve the problem. Rudy Haapanen states‚ “It is now generally agreed that the criminal justice system fails to rehabilitate offenders‚ to make them less likely to commit criminal acts as a result of treatment or training; that the system fails to deter potential offenders
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Katie is a 35-year-old professional woman‚ wife and mother of two small children. Katie was first introduced to pain medications after a car accident left her with an injured lower back. The pain medications she took‚ began a neurobiological response in Katie’s brain that she had no control over. Narcotics take aim at the brains reward system‚ saturating it with dopamine‚ giving the user a feeling of pleasure (“Drug Abuse‚ Addiction‚ and the Brain‚” n.d. p. 2). Katie’s brain began to acclimate
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