In a 1999 report‚ nurses were surveyed anonymously about drug abuse and 20% admitted to misusing at least one prescription drug. In another 1999 report‚ nurses were surveyed anonymously about drug abuse‚ and 20% admitted to misusing at least one prescription drug. Easy access was highly correlated with drug misuse. Nurses reported to use: opioids 60%‚ tranquilizers 40%‚ sedatives 11%‚ amphetamines 3.5%‚ and inhalants 1.9%. Of the top 17 abused prescriptions in 2013‚ 16 of the drugs (94%) are classified
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D.A.R.E. Program Paragraph In the D.A.R.E. program we learned many facts and a lot of information about keeping ourselves safe and healthy. We learned how to say “NO” to drugs‚ because it’s not just what you say; but instead‚ how you say it. When you say no to drugs you are saving yourself from many things like getting colds and upper respiratory problems‚ and cancer of mouth‚ throat‚ bladder‚ and kidney. We learned that nicotine is a powerful substance that causes addiction and if you take drugs
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A nootropic is an additive or can be considered as a drug which is generally designed to increase intellectual working. Most nootropics maintain very little unwanted side effects and are particularly furnished towards lasting cerebral growth. Many of the advantages of this drug contains bettered memory‚ alertness‚ attention‚ determination‚ concentration‚ behavior‚ and mental ability. Many of these additives are accessible in the form of a supplement which are derived from natural compounds that participate
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Evaluating the Research Process This was an interesting study to read and examine. Medication errors are a significant problem‚ but not a problem that cannot be solved. There are precautions that can be taken to minimize the errors. The three specific areas the study focused on were prescription‚ transcription‚ and administration phase. Many errors occurred during all three phases‚ however‚ not all of the errors made it to the patients. Most of the errors that reached patients did not cause
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The Dangers of Direct to Consumer Ads An American citizen would find it difficult to settle in and watch television programming that does not include multiple advertisements for this‚ that‚ or the other‚ prescription drug. Some might say why not‚ prescription medication is a product like anything else. The answer lies‚ quite simply‚ in the overwhelming negative effects of Big Pharmas’ direct to consumer advertising. Given these overwhelming
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Administering of Medications/Drugs Objectives: 1. Describe how medications are stored and supplied in healthcare facilities. • Most healthcare facilities have a “med room” or separate area for medications. • The facility may store medications in locked movable carts that allow nurses to prepare medications in close proximity to client’s room. • Some medications require refrigeration to preserve their chemical properties. • Most acute care facilities use some sort of computerized dispensing
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Business Law I Brief of Court Case Walgreen Co. vs. Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board Citation: It was decided on February 19‚ 1998. Wisconsin Appellate Court The owner and operator of several pharmacies of the Walgreen Company in Wisconsin violated various regulatory statutes and administrative rules relating to pharmacies when it accepted prescription orders form physicians by a computer electronic mail system and provided used computers for some of the physicians participating in
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You will not endure pain if you become bound to the drug said Galen‚ a roman physician in context to gladiators consuming opium to numb their battle wounds. For over 4‚800 years marijuana has been used for medical purposes. Until the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act banned marijuana and created uncertainty in Americans. Especially with the with the arrival of new drugs like aspirin which became the new pain reliever and marijuana came to be known as an intoxicant. Until today‚ with the rise in popularity of
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| Reasons and Prevention Strategies for Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse among Teens | Prescription Drug Epidemic Among Teens | | Megan | Walden University | | Reasons and Prevention Strategies for Prescription Drug Abuse among Teens Overview Increasing abuse of prescription drugs among teens can be attributed to psychological‚ environmental‚ or behavioral conditions.Drug abuse in teens can be linked to other disorders or conditions which lead to drug abuse. Teens who abuse
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Amphetamines should not be legalized. Nowadays the topic of legalizing some drugs is brought to discuss by many people. If we talk about marijuana‚ I will say that it is worth to consider. But as for amphetamines‚ which become a big problem in many countries‚ I don’t think they should be legalized. First of all‚ amphetamines have many bad effects. They are addictive and dangerous. They cause many health problems‚ both physical and mental‚ to the users. When using amphetamines‚ users develop
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