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    The high rate of opioid prescription brings many problems to the healthcare system‚ including the nursing profession‚ the health of individuals‚ their family‚ and their community. Many people have the perception that these type of drugs can do no harm to them‚ when in fact when it is misused‚ it can bring many problems and do more harm than good. As nurses‚ we need to identify patients who may be potentially abusing these medications‚ so we can try to stop the problem. In addition to identifying

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    Prescription Abuse Seen In U.S. Nursing Homes Powerful Antipsychotics Used to Subdue Elderly; Huge Medicaid Expense By LUCETTE LAGNADO December 4‚ 2007; Page A1 In recent years‚ Medicaid has spent more money on antipsychotic drugs for Americans than on any other class of pharmaceuticals -- including antibiotics‚ AIDS drugs or medicine to treat highblood pressure. One reason: Nursing homes across the U.S. are giving these drugs to elderly patients to quiet symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and

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    Critically analyze the pros and cons of putting a price ceiling on prescription medicine. Make sure to use concepts from both chapters seen this unit such as government intervention‚ inefficiencies‚ price elasticity‚ etc. in your answer. When the government interferes in the market‚ the purpose of "Price ceiling" is to set to the maximum price at which a good can be sold. If price ceiling is put above equilibrium price‚ it has no effect on demand and supply of the goods. But‚ if price ceiling is

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    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children that are not able to concentrate‚ act impulsively‚ or have an abundance of energy are likely candidates of having ADHD. Many children have these characteristics and are being prescribed Ritalin‚ a drug that stimulates the brain to help children gain focus. Having said that‚ more and more children are taking Ritalin‚ but are too many taking it for the wrong reasons? Today we see children act out in class‚ call it a behavioral problem‚ and immediately

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    The Danger of Prescription Narcotics It is in our nature as humans to trust a doctor with a degree in medicine. A visit to the doctor is what most people do when something is felt wrong with their bodies. Upon a visit‚ a doctor will evaluate his or her patient’s problem‚ write a prescription‚ then bill the insurance company. In this case‚ an antibiotic will usually be prescribed. When a patient has a serious illness‚ something which causes unbearable pain‚ a doctor will prescribe a stronger medication

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    PRESCRIPTION MEDECINS USE AND ABUSE Krasimir Atanasov English 5 Teacher: June‚2014 END NOTES 1. Waters Jo‚ “Taking antiobiotics ruptures my tendom: The hidden dangers of everyday drugs are assume are harmless”‚ 7 February 2012. 2. National Drug Intelligence Center (2010). National Threat Assessment: The Economic Impact of Illicit Drug Use on American Society. Washington‚ DC: United States Department of Justice. 3. Bellenir K‚” Alcoholism Source book 2000”‚ p.19‚20‚21. 4. Gordon

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    patient’s attitude to information in prescription leaflets. According to the report‚ the patients sometimes see the information as ‘’scary’’ or ‘’confusing.’’ This has raised concerns about the quality of patient information leaflets. According to the Academy of Medical Sciences‚ there is too much focus on the potential side-effects of medicines on information leaflets inside packs and not enough on their benefits. Although‚ no data exist on how many people read prescription

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    which leads us to the question who’s at fault for our prescription overdose. Doctors‚ doctors are at fault. Addiction blog.org says “ What happens when our drug pushers become those that we trust most with our health?” Doctors don’t put in the effort needed for the patients anymore‚ they just write up a prescription and send you out. Doctors do not take the time to sit down with you and fully listen to your health problems. Today prescription opioids are the most powerful class of painkillers. They

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    Drug addiction and Drug abuse Ramona Collins AIU online Abstract Drug addiction and drug abuse a chronic and habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of the body and your mind for other than medical warranted reasons. The definition of addiction is a physical dependency and withdrawal have

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    agent or a drug that is most commonly used to prevent or treat depression. However‚ in today’s society it could be said that antidepressants are being over prescribed and are being used to treat a vast range of other conditions‚ as well as clinical depression. When the first antidepressant was developed‚ manufacturers were reluctant to put it on the market due to the extremely low number of people suffering from depression. Now‚ antidepressant drugs have a very dominant place in the drug market‚ with

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