prescription drugs: Problem Phase A. Identification of Problem 1. What is the situation where this is occurring? A. people are being prescribed pain medication for chronic pain B. these drugs have addicting properties C. people get hooked on drug‚ or use alternative drug i. One in five Americans report misusing a prescription drug at least once in their lifetime‚ but the overwhelming majority put the pills away with no lasting harm. 2. What is the problem? A. abuse of drug leads
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Generic Name: meperidineBrand Name(s): Demerol | Pregnancy Category: C | Route of Administration: IM‚ SUBCUT | Drug Category: opioids analgesic | Indication: labor analgesia | Normal Dosage:Labor analgesia Adult: 50-100 mg given when contractions regularly spaced repeat q1-3h prn | Side Effects:CNS: drowsiness‚ dizziness‚ confusion‚ HA‚ sedation‚ euphoria‚ increased intracranial pressure‚ seizures‚ respiratory depression‚ anaphylaxis | Nursing Considerations/Teachings/Interventions: Nursing
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illegal drugs that are being abused by our society today. Drugs such as marijuana‚ meth‚ and the abuse of prescription medications are on the rise. It is important for everyone to raise their level of awareness in order to reduce the risk of drug abuse or to help someone they care for who is already suffering from drug abuse or addiction. Illegal drugs come in different shapes‚ sizes‚ and types. Each particular drug produces unique effects on the user; this is why you may have heard the term “drug of
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The first essay was written to focus on negative criticism on television‚ “Television: The Plug-In Drug” by Marie Winn‚ was about the influence of television on family life and parent-child relationships. Author of children’s books‚ Marie Winn sees only a negative outcome with television and family. I did not like her article because I think that it’s good to watch TV. You are informed about your surroundings‚ you learn a lot of things and it doesn’t change family relationships. Winn says that
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Neuroticism in Association with Drug Abuse Kourtney Abstract Research on neuroticism‚ a primary division of personality‚ is extensive: many studies have found that scores of neuroticism are relate and are predictive of life stress‚ emotional and psychological disorders‚ and substance abuse. Personality was inventoried using the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI). An individual’s drug abuse was consistently evaluated in the literature by
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In this paper I will argue‚ that we ought to make recreational drugs legalized. By not legalizing recreational drugs it doesn’t maximize utility in society and it is also a violation of the liberty principle (Mill 2014‚ 295). The term drug often refers to a soft drug including Marijuana‚ which I want legalized or a harsh drug including heroin‚ which I prefer not to be legalized. For my first argument I will defend my thesis using Mills Liberty principle as well as the principle of utility. The principle
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Kenneth Jenkins Drug overdose was responsible for 38‚329 deaths in the US in 2010. US overdose deaths have increase the past 11 years. In 2010 is the third year in a row the number of US citizens whose deaths were related exceeded the number of fatalities in road traffic accidents. Over the last decade opioids analgesic overdoses have claimed over 125‚000 lives. The definition of an overdose is the accidental or intentional use of a drug or medicine in an amount that is higher than normally
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Medication Article Analysis Assignment Drug: Zocor (Simvastatin) Medication Analysis Paper Katelyn Powers November 1‚ 2013 94.1 million prescriptions of Zocor (simvastatin) were prescribed in United States during the year 2010. It is a generic cholesterol-lowering statin drug (DeNoon‚ 2010). High cholesterol‚ heart disease‚ diabetes‚ and heart attacks are all problems that plague the US. The increasing obesity rate of the US does not help with these factors and
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hiThe Mohocks were allegedly a gang of violent‚ well-born criminals that terrorized London in the early 18th century‚ attacking men and women alike. Taking their name from the Mohawk Indians‚[1] they were said to kill or disfigure their male victims and sexually assault their female victims. The matter came to a head in 1712 when a bounty of £100 was issued by the royal court for their capture. According to Lady Wentworth‚ "They put an old woman into a hogshead‚ and rolled her down a hill; they
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Outline Introduction I. The term psychopathy is being looked at more to characterize juveniles who lack remorse‚ empathy‚ and a sense of morality. a. Research on juvenile psychopathy is rapidly growing. b. Attempts to apply the label psychopathy to juveniles raise several conceptual‚ methodological‚ and practical concerns related to forensic practice and juvenile justice policy. c. Many debate whether psychopathy can or should be applied to juveniles at all. Body I. Even if psychopathy
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