... The Abuse of Prescription Drugs in the United States | Sean Barnes | Western Governors University | 12/19/2014 | The abuse of prescription drugs in the United States has reached epidemic proportions and continues to get worse. Most people, however, do not realize how big the problem really is. It continues to get worse every year and it demands our attention. In 2011, just three short years ago, an estimated 52 million people in the United States over the age of 12 had used prescription drugs for a non-medical reason (National survey on drug use, 2011). The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain relievers. Why are people abusing these drugs and where do they get them? This paper will attempt to answer those questions as well as pose a possible solution on how it can be corrected. Analyzing the Problem To begin, we must first take a look at why so many American citizens are abusing prescription drugs. Most will probably tell us that they became addicted to pain relievers after some sort of horrible accident or surgery. They were prescribed these medications by their Primary Care Provider and told to take them in the correct manner, which are usually one or two tablets/pills every four to six hours apart, as needed for pain. What they were probably not told by their Primary Care Provider is that they should not take them sooner than directed, nor should they take them whenever they are not experiencing pain. The directions on the bottle may read to take one...
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...mother or her fetus and the potential is quite meager. However, the use of multivitamin is now so common among women all around the globe hence resulting to many pregnant mothers resort to the supplements as a mean to a healthy lifestyle. Many are popping pills without taking heed of the danger and side effects it could pose to the unborn baby. While it can be beneficial at times for the baby, taking too much of multivitamins that you don’t need could also make you sick. Many would say that a healthy lifestyle is based on what you eat and popping a few multivitamins or any everyday supplement would contribute to a balanced and healthy diet. Well this seems to be particularly true as most of the prescribed supplements do contain the right amount of nutrient that are supposed for fetal development and had been suggested by many obstetrics worldwide. For example, prenatal vitamins are high in folic acid and it helps brain development in fetus. A fetus takes a lot of vital nutrients from your body when you're pregnant and the consumption of the right supplement could help you to nurture the right kind of nutrient to the baby. Furthermore, the consumption of iron contains in folic acid is particularly vital to mommies with iron deficient problem so that both the unborn child and the mother will benefit from the...
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...Detecting Media Bias Part B HUM/114 November 1, 2012 Jacqueline Novak Detecting Media Bias Part B How might you use the strategies for applying creativity to problems and issues in addressing * * this topic? Why do you think these strategies might be effective? * Couple of strategies one would apply, when writing about Nadya Suleman (Octo-mom), to make the story still interesting, is by using less persuasion (bias), and more reasoning. Applying creativity, such as emphasizing factual information and being positive to the news article, addresses the same issue without being negative towards one human’s actions. This could set motivation for another set of audience, and serve as a motivational tool. There is so much negative feedback and finger pointing towards others, people do not stop to think and look at their behavior and choices in life. For example, Nadya Suleman filed for bankruptcy and she is getting bashed and belittled, but how many other Americans have filed for bankruptcy do to the economic meltdown? Another example, Ms. Suleman went into a rehab center, instead of this being an encouragement and a reality check for her self, and applaud her, the news made a bias on how she is a pill popping horrible porn star mother of fourteen children. Persuasion for poor thinkers is an excellent tool to attract media bias. How might you use the strategies for promoting curiosity in addressing this topic? Why do you think these strategies might be effective...
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...D. Typically is prescribed by a doctor or dentist for moderate to severe pain due to an injury or after a medical procedure. 1. In fact if you’ve had your wisdom teeth pulled, or have suffered a broken bone. It’s very likely you’ve had it. 2. It is the most widely prescribed opiate in the U.S. today. (Firm, 2010) E. More than one-quarter of Americans or 26%, age 20 years and over or an estimated 76.5 million Americans report that they have had a problem with pain of any sort that persisted for more than 24 hours in duration. (Statistics, 2010) 3. Due to these numbers, more often these patients are being prescribed a pain medication. 4. These pain medications are prescribed to be used very carefully and only as needed. Transition Statement: Now I want to talk more about the effects abusing pain medications can cause to your body and how quickly an individual can become physically and psychologically addicted. III. Hydrocodone when taken in high doses and over a long period of time can start causing health problems right away....
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...One Afternoon on a rainy day in September of 2013. I found junk mail flashing in my inbox.This essay is a reply to one of them Dear QuickTrim: Received your colorful ad to partake in your giveaway, lasting through September 30, all over the nation. I am unable to partake. In lieu of my actual sampling, please accept the following observations and recommendations, brought forth and extracted from your flashy add. Perhaps you can share my thoughts at the end of your busy work day when you convene at lunch eating your leaves and popping an extra pill for the day. Before anything else, your sincere concern is marvelous. The individualized email; the we pick you, the hot photoshopped celebrity, all work to jumpstart my weight loss program. As to the email itself I am quite impressed with the perfectly airbrushed toned body that screams look like me, exactly like me. I note with relief that this is 100 % safe, a free from danger so called cleanse.One that will bring you to a healthier life perhaps even make you look like Megan Fox. I don't need to tell you, Quicktrim, or spell it out in skinny letters, that this country is messed up. I am more enchanted with becoming what society calls for, then using that money towards a gym membership. I am also in your standard crowd for these shenanigans.. While it turns out i'm not eligible (the breakdown: English speaker - yes; teenage girl- yes ; self conscious- seems like it, but i've tried to apply pounds of makeup, and I tan to...
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...If a good night sleep seems like a faint memory, blame the economy. One third of Americans are losing sleep over their concerns about their personal finances or the economy according to the National Sleep Foundation. "We’ve seen a combination of people, people who have had longstanding problems with their sleep, who report that their sleep is getting worse because of the added stress of the economy, as well as people who are coming in, saying that they've never had a sleep problem before." Prescriptions for sleep medications are at a record high, topping 56 million in 2008, and up 54% since 2004. But if pill popping doesn't sound like the solution, consider a good old-fashioned power-nap. "You can nap in response to sleep loss, so after the fact, or you can nap in anticipation of sleep loss because only sleep can replace sleep." And napping may be just the ticket. Business is booming here at Yelo Wellness where believe it or not, people in Manhattan will pay nearly $30 for a 40-minute nap. "It's been a really interesting change in terms of consumer behavior. Before September, a lot of people were coming here and say, you know, 'I need, I'd like to get a nap'. And now what's been happening is that people actually need their nap. It's become a real necessity in people's life. "I just think it makes a real difference first of all in my work, I do a better job, which means I'm gonna get a better bonus, and I'm not gonna burn out." Two thirds of adults say sleepiness interferes...
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...Getting an Inside Look: Given Imaging’s Camera Pill Gavriel Iddan was an electro optical engineer and was working on developing the technology behind the “eye” of a guided missile. After his talks with Dr. Scapa, he conceptualized the concept of a tiny camera to view the small intestine. The device would be propelled by the peristaltic motion of the intestine. The development of promising new CMOS technology was going to help with the problem of low battery life. In 1994 the idea was presented to Gavriel Meron, CEO of Applitec Ltd., who responded positively and founded GIVEN Imaging to market the device. The team later collaborated with a team of scientists from the UK. This led to a series of positive clinical trials, experiments and finally an IPO raising $60 million. After the IPO the device was wildly successful and by Feb 2006 had helped more than 300,000 patients. Competitors started popping up by 2005 and this led GIVEN Imaging aggressively marketing its product and consolidating its market position. A strength of the device was that it helped the doctor develop a painless diagnosis of the patients’ illness. A weakness was that, the current technology, Charged Couple Devices, only provided a battery life of 10 minutes which was insufficient to view the complete small intestine. Opportunities included an unexplored segment of the market for GIVEN Imaging to tap into. The development of new technologies like CMOS promised a much longer battery life of upto 6 hours. Gavriel...
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...them addicted. Most teens and even adults use drugs because they're depressed or think it will help them just get away from their everyday problems. Truth is, drugs will not solve a problem or a bunch of problems, they simply hide feelings and problems for those few moments that the high lasts. When a drug wears off the feelings are still there sometimes more intense than before. Drugs can ruin every part of a person's life. Drug abuse has many ways of effecting the person and society. Ways of addressing drug abuse have become more advocating over the last decade because of an increase in the level of awareness on the effects of drug abuse on the individual, community and the society. The Schools internet and social media are all being used to point out the drug abuse that is developing into more of a social problem. Heroin is becoming an epidemic; heroin was first manufactured in 1898 through the Bayer Pharmaceutical Company of Germany. Heroin was first marketed as the treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine usage .More teens are turning to this deadly drug because they see it as a cheaper high and even though it does not last as long as most highs it is still a target for those who do not have much money. Heroin addiction usually starts of as just popping a few pills here and there but research shows that the pills get too expensive, an individual...
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...amount of money, but does it really cost that much? This is the same question that keeps popping up when looking at various medical treatments and pills. The medical industry has been charging outrageous amounts for treatment and it needs to stop. There needs to be regulation in the medical industry so that everyday people can afford to be...
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...The Negative Side of Using Medications Medicine use has become a big part of life for some people but its use for people has become more of a problem rather than a solution. Prescription drugs are able to prevent symptoms and certain disease which affect many people daily. In the Huffington Post Blog titled “Are Prescription Drugs Making Us Any Healthier?” Marcella Pick states, “Preventing the need for prescription drugs is a multifaceted approach that isn’t as easy as popping a pill — and it doesn’t work for every health problem out there.” However, relying on medications allows people to be one sided rather than being open minded on ways to improve their health. Though prescription medication help many people daily it comes with...
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...g should also be applied to marketing my stance from here will try to parallel the mastery of management with the management of marketing developing critical thinking skills Cognitive Research Trust of Cambridge(CoRT) integrate facts +logical reasoning with political motives of persons surrounding the problem other peoples aspirations objectives agendas and movies should be considered emphasis should be placed on identifying persons and constituencies who may have an interest in manipulating aspects within the scenario Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World Critical Thinking general, immersion, infusion, and mixed approaches Scaffolding Structures of Creative Thinking? tables described by bentley thes niggas aint monumental these niggas just coincidental they just happen to here they some flys round a garbage can but soon ill be flying in them leer jets this my first punch but these lines aint the only thing in history i lunch niggas know i fucking eat when i sit at the table its a miutherfucking feast i just rap to get through ion even see the reasons but I’m reading through these scriptures and I’m learning bout the truth and the lies that y’all tell eagerness of petty hoes and stagnate niggas also acting like they bout to win but just grind blind same reason why jesus got nailed on the cross cuz y’all dont think critical(kal) guess niggas simple they dont care to be incremental fuck growth continually they just do whats...
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...community see how actors and entertainers act on television shows, movies, and videos, they get the impression that all African-Americans act this or that way. Basically judging a book by its cover. Music play s huge role on African-Americans; especially rap music. When my mom was growing up, rappers like Tupac, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube, their lyrics were based on topics such as police brutality and other problems in black society. The music wasn’t as vulgar as today’s rappers. Even though they sometimes rapped about money, sex, and drugs, they kept it real and didn’t really exploit women. Music now has ruined the reputation for young black women and men. They make all men to be shooters, killers, drug dealers, etc. and they make the women out to be strippers, gold diggers, whores, drug abusers, etc.; telling young black men and women that this lifestyle is okay because you can make a lot of money. Artists don’t realize the effect they have on our generation. Rappers, for example, Chief Keef and Lil Wayne rap about robbing, shooting, killing people, smoking marijuana, popping pills, drinking alcohol, “lean” (which promethazine with codeine, sprite, and a jolly rancher), having sex with many different women, partying all day and night, and selling drugs. That leaves the impression that every single black man does these things, which some may but, people outside of the African-American community may assume that they do it uncontrollably. These rappers also leave a...
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...addiction in adolescents the relationship between the two goes hand in hand. “Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences” (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2014, p.1). Addiction can be several things, two well-known addictions are drinking and doing drug. When addiction starts to change the brain it leads to long terms affects which is usually abuse. Adolescents can and will go a little further with abuse by adding things like pill popping and smoking. “Many adolescents who abuse drugs have a history of physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse or other trauma” (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2014, p.2). Abuse begins when adolescents start to do things like steal and lie to friends and family members to get what it is they want. How does abuse or addiction affect the developing brain of an adolescent? Drug abuse can cause serious progressive problems within the adolescent brain.”Memory loss, ability to concentrate, motor skills and coping skills are all affected by drug and alcohol abuse. Adolescents tend to make decisions that are irrational when under influence of drugs and alcohol, they may think they are making the right decisions but they are actually they are doing more harm to themselves then they realized. For adolescents, this can be even more significant as the brain is still developing and changing and any damage to sensitive nerves or brain matter can be permanent”...
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...don’t tend to cause a lot of commotion among the public, however one ethical concern associated with statins is the age at which people should be allowed to start taking them. Children as young as eight years old with high cholesterol have been prescribed statins. This action is an attempt to control the obesity epidemic. While statins have been proven to significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease it’s important to teach children to stay healthy through exercise and a balanced diet, not popping pills. Also, there are many uncertainties involved with giving young people these drugs. Statins were made and tested for adult use, not childrens. This is an issue because nobody is aware of the possible side-effects that statins could have on children. I believe that unless a child is faced with extremely serious health problems they should not be taking statins. It’s a bad idea for children to start believing at a young age that drugs are the answer to your problems. ...
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...2007) with a female to male incidence ratio of approximately 9:1 (2009). The pain associated with fibromyalgia is described as a constant dull ache, typically arising from muscles. FM is characterized by additional pain when firm pressure in applied to specific areas of your body. These are called tender points and include the back of the head, between shoulder blades, top of shoulders, front sides of neck, upper chest, outer elbows, upper hips, sides of hips, and inner knees. In order to be diagnosed you must have 11 out of the 18 total tender points. Not all Fibromyalgia patients are not restricted to just pain, which leads to the term “fibromyalgia syndrome” for the condition. “Fibrofog” is another name for cognitive dysfunction such as problems with long and short term memory, short term memory consolidation, inability to multi-task, and impaired speed of performance. The exact cause of Fibromyalgia is unknown but is believed to involve psychological, genetic,...
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