Discerning the atrocious epidemic that we as Americans are facing from opioid abuse began from pain management problems that is subjective to individual patients; the patient’s sensation is what we must believe and respect. Additionally‚ drug companies’ drug representatives have convinced doctors that opiates such as Vicodin‚ OxyContin are not addictive drugs. They are‚ also‚ advertising narcotics as the drug of choice for doctors to offer their patients to help with their pain symptoms. Back in
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controversy of doctors overprescribing opioids to patients with chronic pain‚ which results in to patients becoming addicted and dependent on the drug. In 2012‚ Eric L Garland conducted a study in which where he researched the correlation between an opioid-dependent group and how a non-dependent group. He supported his study by including many statistics‚ significant information‚ and how accurate the data was. However‚ this study does not provide a valid argument that opioids are detrimental to our health
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Opioid Abuse and Addiction Treatment Kaplan University Crystal Ybanez CM107-85 1/13/12 What was once an effective solution for managing chronic pain has become one of the most commonly abused substances in our society‚ causing the need for a monitored and effective plan for treating chemically dependent individuals and their addiction to opiate’s. Ghodse (2012) stated that addiction to opiates is a disease causing malfunctions of the brain; it has effects on the mind and body requiring a
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drugs. Marijuana isn’t the only drug that kids are using‚ but one that has come up lately is painkillers‚ and opioids. Painkillers can be very dangerous if you get addicted to them. There has to be a way we can teach teens and show them what they really can do to you. Seniors have been exposed to
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addiction‚ no matter what route is taken‚ whether it be from opioid analgesics‚ marijuana or other drugs. Drug addiction is something that this world will never be without. What most people fail to see is that drugs of high addiction rates should and can be monitored. When it comes to opioid analgesics versus medical marijuana‚ the debate is high and strong. Most people‚ which include medical professionals and actual drug addicts‚ believe that opioid analgesics are the best form of treatment for pain but
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WEBSITE REVIEW AND SUMMARY: OPIOID PAINKILLERS 1 Website Review and Summary: Opioid Painkillers Shannon Gardner HCS/457 Public and Community Health November 23‚ 2014 Monica Vargas WEBSITE REVIEW AND SUMMARY: OPIOID PAINKILLERS 2 Website Review and Summary: Opioid Painkillers Negative consequences associated with the misuse use and overprescribing of the opioid painkiller drug is being seen in urban and suburban areas‚ rural communities‚ and the inner cities
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Research and review of articles on Suboxone and Suburex‚ agonist and antagonist opioid replacement drugs. The purpose of this paper is to explore the pros and cons of Suboxone and Suburex‚ two treatments for heroin dependence‚ which are both agonists and antagonists for opioids. The chosen articles‚ Ling‚Walter‚ et al.’s‚ “a decade of research by the National Drug Abuse treatment clinical trials network”‚ Bell‚ James‚ et al.’s “a pilot study of bunprenorphine-naxolone
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Opiates‚ or opioids‚ are prescribed to relieve pain; they can also be used to relieve diarrhea and coughs‚ these are narcotics and addictive if misused. These drugs work by "attaching to specific proteins called opioid receptors‚ which are found in the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and gastrointestinal tract. When these drugs attach to certain opioid receptors‚ they can block the transmission of pain messages to the brain" (NIDA‚ 2001)
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The drugs contain opioids are substances that are derived from pharmacologically similar to opiates‚ which includes a strong family of analgesics that carry with important risk of addiction. These opioids are a blessing for the people who have debilitating pain‚ helps to manage and get back to normal functioning‚ but in contrast it can destroy the lives of an individual with addiction. Prescription drug misuse has become a nationwide epidemic with deaths quadrupling since 1999 (Centers for Disease
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Opioid Withdrawal Opioids are powerful substances that relieve pain. Opioids include illegal drugs‚ such as heroin‚ as well as prescription pain medicines such‚ such as Codeine‚ morphine‚ hydrocodone‚ oxycodone‚ and fentanyl. Opioid withdrawal is a group of symptoms that can happen if you have been taking opioids for a long time and suddenly stop. CAUSES This condition is caused by taking opioids for weeks and then doing any of the following: Stopping use. Rapidly reducing use. Taking
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