The purpose of Methadone Maintenance programs is to provide addiction services to opioid-addicted individuals. Treatment programs can help addicts decrease their dependence on opioids and provide them with healthier lives. Methadone maintenance has proven to be beneficial in many ways using long-lasting medication and other strategies to help addicts turn their lives around. A recent Cochrane review from 2004 found that methadone treatment is statistically more effective than non-pharmacological
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The field of substance abuse counseling is growing exponentially. With the opioid epidemic booming and synthetic drugs flooding the market‚ there is a dire need for counselors with education‚ training‚ and strong work ethics. But that is not why I am choosing to become a Substance Abuse Counselor‚ there is a little more to it. They say those that have lived it are the ones who can help others during their struggles. I am 45 years old‚ a mother to 3 beautiful children‚ one with special needs. I am
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Methamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant that is most commonly known as crank‚ crystal meth‚ speed or ice and is used as a recreational drug. It is well known to be mostly abused usually through ingestion‚ snorting‚ injection‚ or smoking - due to the fairly easy nature of producing it (METHAMPHETAMINE). However‚ it does have some minor useful medical uses such as in therapeutic “treatment of narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)” (Methamphetamine drug profile)
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One major aspect concerning the management of generalized convulsive status epilepticus is deciding which benzodiazepine should be used for treatment. “A seizure can represent an abrupt and transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms resulting from an abnormal‚ excessive discharge from an aggregate of neurons in the brain.”1 If the seizure is continuous over a period it can be described as status epilepticus. Since the brain is so complex and seizure activity involves several neurons‚ many antiepileptic
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The Physiological Effects and Reactive effects of a Narcotic Overdose Narcotic overdoses have become an ever-increasing public health emergency in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Narcotics‚ defined by the Miriam-Webster Dictionary as “a drug that in moderate doses dulls the senses‚ relieves pain‚ and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor‚ coma‚ or convulsions‚” has long been part of medical treatment and illegal usage. Overdose‚ was also defined by Miriam-Webster
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Other paraphilias have a co-occurrence with transvestic fetishism (Lawrence‚ 2009). There is also co-occurrence of non-paraphilic hypersexuality (Langstrom‚ 2005). Lawrence reminds clinicians that non-homosexual male transgenderism can be understood to be an outgrowth of autogynephilia‚ however‚ the increased prevalence of the other paraphilic sexual interests in these men is predictable (2009). Predicting the possible presence of co-occurring paraphilias will give clinicians and psychiatrists information
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Frame of Mind Perspective is defined as “a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; point of view.” It means that the eyes may visually see an object or event‚ but the mind holds control of the interpretation. Attitudes‚ beliefs‚ preconceptions‚ and paradigms of a person influence how a person thinks. For instance‚ the Rorschach Test. The Rorschach test is a psychoanalytical projective test designed by Hermann Rorschach to understand more about human’s personality and thoughts;
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do not have access to the more common drugs and alcohol are known to use inhalants to achieve a quick high. This can be done by inhaling the fumes from different substances given off a brief high‚ but still a dangerous high. There is also the fad of synthetic drugs such as bath salts‚ special k‚ and spice. The effects that the substance abuse has on the adolescent covers a very large area. An adolescent’s health is always a major concern when substance abuse is an issue. There are the effects that
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Cocaine is a really powerful‚ really addictive stimulant drug. South Americans originally chewed and ingested cocoa leaves (Erythroxylon coca) for its stimulant effects. Over 100 years ago cocaine hydrochloride was isolated from the cocaine plant. This purified chemical is what causes your cocaine addiction. Humorously enough‚ many tonics and elixirs used cocaine in the early 1900s. Even Coca-Cola contained it. Surgeons also used it as a form of local anesthetic because cocaine blocks pain. The
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different therapies or combinations before finding the best prolonged pain relief. Four types of medication are used to treat AS. NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of medications that can be used to treat the pain and inflammation ofankylosing spondylitis. NSAIDs do not control the disease‚ they only treat its symptoms. Therefore‚ they are only taken on an as-needed basis. Your doctor may recommend an NSAID to reduce swelling and relieve pain‚ tenderness‚ and stiffness
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