faced by ABC workers when caring for Mrs. M is that she has acute pains and painkillers prescribed by the doctors are not working due the fact that she likes drinking whisky that she has failed to cut down and this is affecting the painkillers from working. The conflict in Mrs. M’s situation is that painkillers are needed to be taken to reduce the pain she is having but the whisky Mrs. M likes taking is stopping the painkillers from working. 2.1 Explain the implementation of polices‚ Legislation‚ regulations
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Page one Cathy Bland Norw1A Tutor – Sue Smith Choose a medical condition that interests you and research it. Write about the possible uses of hypnosis in the treatment of the condition as you see them. I would like to talk about a slipped disk also know as a prolapsed disc or a spinal disc herniation and the closly related condition sciatica. When people say they have a slipped disc‚ they are often using a general term for back problems. Many people are unaware that the term ‘slipped
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anabolic steroids‚ beta-2 antagonists‚ and various human hormones (human growth hormone‚ hGH). Stimulants are used by athletes to increase alertness‚ improve concentration‚ increase aggressiveness‚ decrease fatigue and shorten reaction time. Painkillers are often used by athletes in order to mask the pain of an injury and so as they can continue to compete and perform beyond that of their normal pain threshold. The use of narcotics is banned in sports as they impair athlete’s judgment where dangerous
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Phil Malvar Mr. Pires PAF30M 24 April 2014 Sport ’s Injuries: The Ankle Sprain Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Ankle sprain injuries are frequently caused by athletic activities that involve a rapid shifting movement when your foot is planted (figure 2). So what exactly is the ankle sprain? An ankle sprain happens when there is a stretching and tearing in an abnormal way of the ligaments surrounding the ankle joint. The
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The Addiction to Prescription Drugs Sharon O ’Dell COM156 November 30‚ 2012 Lugene Rosen The Addiction to Prescription Drugs The “war on drugs” has been raging for years‚ but now it has a new adversary. It can be found in almost every home‚ sitting on a counter‚ or tucked away in a medicine cabinet. It can help a student focus better‚ help a person ease chronic pain‚ or help a person cope with daily stress or anxiety. This new adversary is prescription medication. With this being said
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Opioid abuse and Addiction is a terrible epidemic that is sweeping the nation like an air-born disease. People as young as teenagers who are still in high school are included in this epidemic. Opioids are drugs that slow down the actions of the body‚ such as breathing and heartbeat. Opioid addiction is a chronic disease‚ like heart disease or diabetes. A chronic disease is a medical condition for life and most cannot walk away from. Opioids also affect the brain to increase pleasant feelings. Doctors
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Animal experimentation has played a vital role in obtaining scientific research for both human and animal health. The involvement of animal models used in experiments for the benefits of humans‚ has triggered several debates and controversy concerning animal welfare‚ the reliability of the experiments‚ the effects on humans and many other topics (Cohan & Regan‚ 2001). Several of these tests have involved the experimentation for human drugs for specific illness and diseases. This essay will be focusing
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Animal Testing Nowadays there are many companies that test their products on animals such as makeup and painkillers. Not many people pay attention to this fact‚ but in actuality they should. Excuses for companies using animals for testing are that they have similarities in their tissues and DNA. Though parts of the human body vs. an animal’s body may have similarities but people must keep in mind that we are two totally different species. Science shows that animals rarely serve as good models
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whether the user is a colleague or a celebrity. While drugs alter everyone around them‚ cocaine (C17H21NO4) is a powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America‚ cocaine was originally developed as a painkiller. Furthermore‚ cocaine has many deadly effects. However‚cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known. There are five types of cocaine usages; they are: Brow‚ coke‚ crack‚ rock and snow. Normally‚ the brain releases dopamine in these circuits
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It can be made with painkiller (OTC)‚ iodine‚ and strong alkalines. Other possible impurities that are found in the street samples are hydrochloric acid‚ red phosphorus from matches and as well gasoline and paint thinner. The first step in this low cost and easily available chemicals
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