Shelbey Safford HSMV 1160 Module 6 assignment 4 April 17‚ 2011 4. Methadone maintenance is a controversial treatment model for heroin and other narcotic addiction. Write a one page paper either for or against methadone maintenance. Be able to justify your position based upon textbook material‚ lecture notes‚ and outside research. When it comes to heroin‚ I am for complete abstinence. Methadone is a medication admitted to a person to minimize the discomfort of heroin withdrawal symptoms
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Much of the information we know regarding the abuse-related effects of cannabinoids comes from preclinical studies using the drug discrimination procedure (Balster and Prescott‚ 1992; Wiley‚ 1999). The drug discrimination procedure is based on the ability of a drug to induce a specific set of interoceptive stimulus conditions perceived by animals that might be predictive of the subjective reports of perceptions/feelings induced by the same drug in humans. As a result‚ the drug discrimination procedure
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The University of Central Florida managed to take in just 11.25 pounds of medication during its seventh-annual Drug Take Back Day on Wednesday. That’s a fair share less than the 75-pound average per outing since it began. But that number may be due in part to UCF’s two medication drop-off boxes that were installed on campus. In cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Agency‚ the UCF Police Department partnered with UCF Health services to get unused and expired over-the-counter and prescription medicines
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According to Sweetman (2002)‚ orphenadrine is a tertiary amine antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) with actions and uses similar to those of benzhexol. It also has weak antihistaminic and local anaesthetic properties. Antimuscarinic drugs are defined by‚ A Dictionary of Nursing (2008) as those inhibiting the action of acetylcholine‚ a neurotransmitter in the parasympathetic nervous system. These drugs relax smooth muscle‚ decrease the secretion of saliva‚ sweat and digestive juice‚ and dilate the pupil
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Past and Current Trends Daniel Muldoon Psy/425 May 20th‚ 2013 Barbara Nosal Past and Current Trends Illicit drug use in the United States has been around for many years. Just because it has been around for this long does not mean that it is good for the people. This type of illegal activity has been known to bring around violence‚ gangs‚ prostitution‚ and other illegal activities. To see how the use of illegal drugs has evolved‚ one must look at the past trends of drug use and the current
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HESI Fundamentals: Pain 1. Wrenda’s younger child is an infant‚ who needs feed every 3 hours 2. What word best describes the pain you are experiencing 3. Frequent guarding 4. Continue the interview with the client 5. Client reports pain of 1 on a 0-10 scale 6. Discuss the plan of care with the client 7. Tylenol does not have an antiinflammatory effect 8. All aspirin products should be avoided in children unless specifically prescribed 9. The dry heat provided by your heating pad
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Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic Kartia Kelly COM/156 May 19‚ 2013 Eileen Kicmal A recent poll conducted by the Partnership for a Drug Free America found that adolescents listed drugs as the most important problem facing people their age; prescription drug use is a major problem in our country. (Sallin‚ 2006; Partnership for a Drug Free America). In the United States the second most commonly abused category of drugs are prescription drugs‚ which is then followed
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In life‚ all conscious beings have the capacity to feel. There’s absolutely no doubt that human emotions and senses are the master puppeteers pulling the strings to guide our vessels to whatever end. A wide range of depth of feeling transpires amongst humans; which is an importune factor in our deeply personal connection with the world and those around us. However‚ there are those who have lost this raw connection due to the fact that the feel next to nothing at all. Prescription medications‚ such
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A Paper on Police Drug Law Enforcement presented by Michael Jakobam‚ S.S‚ SSP‚ O.C Anti-Narcotics Unit at the Interministerial Drug Coordinating Workshop‚ KCCT Mbagathi-Nairobi‚ 10th-14th May‚ 1999 | |3.0 LEGISLATION In response to the International Conventions on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances‚ the Government of Kenya enacted in 1994 the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4. The main features of this Act which incorporates various provisions of the three
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Katelyn McElroy October 28‚ 2014 AFL 085 Z. Richburg Debating Essay Legalizing Marijuana One of the biggest controversies in America today is the legalization of medical marijuana. I read a blog called “Legally Blind: Why I’m Against Legalizing Marijuana” by Dr. Howard Samuels. In Dr. Howard’s blog he stated that he is completely against the legalization of marijuana‚ however I am not. Though he has valid points I must disagree with majority of the things he states in his article. I believe that
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