... Medication Pros: This type of medication can cause the child to be in a calm state and foster in them to be focused. In many situations the child may perform better in a social setting among peers and other people. Ritalin has a good success rate treating children who suffer from ADHD however; there are some long term effects that draw concern. Cons: Ritalin poses a health threat due to weight loss, head aces, fatigue; sleep deprivation which can cause the onset of sleep disorder. Other symptoms include decreased appetite and heart palpitations. Behavioral...
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...1)a. Summarize the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. b. Opponents of the legalization of marijuana argue that marijuana is a gateway drug, because to leads to the use (and abuse) of other, more serious drugs. Research marijuana as a gateway drug. Based on your findings, do you believe marijuana leads to the use of other drugs? Why or why not? Explain your answer. c. Offer your position on this topic: Do you think marijuana should be legalized? Why or why not? Use facts (i.e., sound research) to support your answer. Do you think marijuana is a gateway drug? Levinthal (2014) expressed the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. When it comes to cons, Levithal stated that the use of marijuana works as a gateway for the abuses of illicit drugs. Moreover, he also mentioned “marijuana users tend to undermine traditional values of school achievement and long-term aspirations” (p.187). In the other hand, Levithal also mentions that smoking marijuana and having small amounts of it has become more accepted in today’s society. Also, marijuana has been approved to be used as medicine, creating a more acceptable...
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...public support for it is only growing. It also seeks to lay out the negative implications of the legalization and finally balances them off against the benefits and makes its conclusions based thereon. Proponents argue that marijuana has been proved to have the ability to influence life positively. This is best captured by the medical use of marijuana in treating diseases. The drug has been proven to have palliative qualities and it has been accepted as a palliative agent in civilizations such as Canada on prescription. Additionally, opinion polls discovered that more than half of the American population would vote in support of using the drug for recreational purposes among adults (Ghosh, 2010). It would be imprudent to ignore the opinions of such a big proportion of the population for political leaders. The widespread support also indicates that usage of the drug is high among the populace. It is hard for the government to regulate the usage of such drugs, to prescription or small amounts only, for instance, if the drug is illegal (Gerber, 2004). It is therefore best to construct a framework within which to regulate the usage. Opposition to the legalization of marijuana use is mainly based on the argument...
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...screening policy to resolve the situation. According Drug Use Statistics, “Among unemployed adults aged 18 or older in 2009, 17.0 percent were current illicit drug users, which were higher than the 8.0 percent of those employed full time and 11.5 percent of those employed part time. However, most illicit drug users were employed. Of the 19.3 million current illicit drug users aged 18 or older in 2009, 12.9 million (66.6 percent) were employed either full or part time” (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, 2010). Not to mention prescription drug abuse or alcohol abuse. Some say those statistics and Castulon Corporation’s current issues that the implementation of a drug screening policy should not should be put in place immediately. However, what implications would it have on the employees who are not a using drugs, and how far should the testing go, after all alcohol and prescription drug use can cause just as much damage. The one thing Castulon did was weigh the pros and cons, and assigned the task to two employees of proving both sides to management. I do agree that there are some industries where drug screening should be mandatory, as in this case because of the nature of the industry. I would recommend that a corporation such as Castulon implement a broader system for all drugs testing for new employees and periodically perform mandatory random testing to those employees who have failed a test. Before implementing such a program, Castulon should...
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...a growing epidemic occurring affecting all genders, races and socio-economical groups, which is the abuse of prescription pain medication and heroin. Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of overdose deaths due to prescription pain medication has quadrupled from 1999 to 2013, with more than 16,000 deaths in 2013 alone (The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, 2015). Also disturbing are the statistics for heroin overdose, which have increased 286 percent from 2002 to 2013, with the rate of addiction doubling as well (Cook, 2015). The abuse of heroin and prescription pain medications are tied together since individuals abusing pain medication are 40 times more likely to become addicted to heroin and half of those addicted to heroin are also addicted to pain medication (Cook, 2015). As this epidemic of drug abuse continues to grow and affect communities across the United States, it becomes apparent that federal and local government bodies need to become involved. One such way is the introduction and passing of new legislation to help cope and deal with the growing issues at hand. On June 17, 2015, one such bill was introduced to a congressional committee, H.R. 2805: Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 (S. H.R. 2805, 2015). H.R. 2805 is a bill, which addresses prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and methods of managing such issues through the development of best prescribing practices...
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...Marijuana has been approved for medicinal purposes in many states to date, and use has been legally permitted in two states as of this year two- thousand and thirteen. There are numerous pros and cons associated with marijuana use, as with any drug whether it is legal or not. There are legitimate reasons for sanctioned recreational use of marijuana including valuable economic profit, and this dissertation will provide readers with information to support or refute. Why has recreational marijuana use been prohibited and disputed? The fears of the unknown fuel the fires of prohibitionists. Marijuana use was unofficially permissible until “1970” when, according to J. Michael Bostwick, “the United States Congress classified marijuana as a Schedule I substance” making it “illegal.” After all, there are far worse legalized drugs of choice including alcohol, caffeine, and prescription medication. Marijuana users are forced to hide their consumption, work at establishments that do not enforce drug testing, risk time in jail, and pay fines. Whereas, alcohol is legal, readily available at most corner markets, stores, and restaurants, the cause of many fatal car accidents, the contributor to many health related problems including some cancers, and leads many users to physically abuse spouses or other loved ones. Yes, alcohol is not the subject of this paper; it has simply been thrown in to supply some “food for thought.” Marijuana use is far less encroaching than...
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...What are some of the current health care related bills before legislation? S.2438 - Medicaid and Chip Quality Improvement Act of 2016 A bill to amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a comprehensive and nationwide system to evaluate the quality of care provided to beneficiaries of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program and to provide incentives for voluntary quality improvement (Open Congress, 2016). S.2432 - Obamacare Tax Transparency Act A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the disclosure of the portion of health insurance premiums attributable to the health insurance tax (Open Congress, 2016). S.2416 - Verifying Electronically the Receipt of In-Home Care for Individuals Act A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification systems for home health services under the Medicare program and personal care services and home health care services under the Medicaid program (Open Congress, 2016). S.2408 - Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015 A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and all other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard, and for other purposes (Open Congress, 2016). For the bill: 1) Write down the state, title and number of the bill Georgia HB 564 ...
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...generations. As someone who has personally dealt with drug addiction in my family, I am tired of seeing people constantly damage themselves by abusing prescription drugs. My sister has been in rehab facilities two times in the last year and still continues to abuse drugs. Easy access to prescription drugs is resulting in increasing levels of addiction; therefore, corrective action must be taken to monitor the amount of drugs doctors prescribe, rehab facilities should be restructured to allow stays longer than 30 days, and friends and family should be more aware of the warning signs of drug addiction. People need to take action to prevent illegal drug use starting in their own homes and in schools. Obtaining prescription drugs from doctors has become way too easy causing more people to become addicted. Doctors should be monitored to see the amount of addictive drugs prescribed. There are doctors who are more concerned with their personal wealth then the well being of their patient. “An arrest warrant affidavit says Houghton would prescribe medication to some patients for $100 without a medical visit, evaluation or counseling” (Alaine Griffin, Hartford Courant 2012). This is just one example of how people are able to obtain prescription drugs. Drug addicts know that certain doctors will accept compensation in return for prescriptions of addictive drugs. The authorities need to find a way to figure out which doctors are doing this. Another way doctors accept compensation is...
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... Suggest how an economist would approach the problem of alcohol abuse. Provide two (2) possible solutions to this problem. Include the four (4) elements of the economic way of thinking in your analysis. To suggest how an economist would approach the problem of alcohol abuse, one needs to understand the elements of the economic way of thinking. Four elements are: principle of opportunity cost, which means what you sacrifice to get something. Marginal principle is another element, which includes marginal benefits that result from a small increase in activity and marginal cost, which is the additional cost resulting from a small increase in activity. The principle of voluntary exchange is another element of the economic way of thinking, which is based on the notion that people act in their own self-interest. People won’t exchange one thing for another unless the trade off makes them better off. A forth element would be the principle of diminishing returns which means at a certain point (called the point of diminishing returns), additional input to a system of production will produce less and less output. O”Sullivan (2012). In other words, Scarcity: where economists study situations where needs or wants exceed means. Therefore, people have to make choices. Rationality is assumed to guide people's choices or decisions. They systematically gauge all pros (benefit) and cons (cost) of all alternatives or options they are facing when deciding. Preferences:...
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...with 3 different opinions groups. The group of people who are for it, those who are opposed to it and there is a third neutral group which is composed of medical associations. The first group is composed of the pro PAS .They argue that there are some patients who experience terrible suffering that can't be relieved by any other of the therapeutic techniques nursing has to offer, and some of those patients desperately seek deliverance. For pro PAS, PAS is not about doctors killing patients , but it is about patients whose pain cannot be relieved. Physicians who consider it merciful to help a patient to die by writing a prescription are not criminals. Supporters of PAS feel It is cruel to leave patients who need such help to find for themselves solutions to end their own lives, solutions that can be traumatic when human assistance can be available. The physicians have obligations, but when a cure is impossible and palliation has failed to achieve its objectives, there is always a remaining obligation to relieve suffering. If the physician has used all available cure measures, it is the patient, and only the patient who can judge whether death is harmful or good to be sought. Another reason of pro PAS is that doctors' ethics should be to provide care in whatever ever way best serves patients' interests, in accord with each patient's wishes not the commitment to preserve life no matter what the cost...
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...stimulate their appetites. It also treats symptoms of AIDS, multiple sclerosis, pain, glaucoma, epilepsy, depression, and anxiety. I fully support the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Unlike prescription medications, marijuana is a natural remedy grown from the earth’s own soil and water. These days prescription medication abuse is at an all-time high and it is time for a change in the treatment of patients. It is time for a new, less addictive, and natural medicinal approach. Pros and Cons Those who support medicinal marijuana argue that it is a safe and effective treatment. It is a natural way of treating the patient’s symptoms. Patients who use it typically do so because it eases their symptoms, is much less addictive than prescription medicines, and does not leave them in the chemical haze that some prescription medicines do. Marijuana is less harmful than alcohol and runs no risk of accidental overdose regardless of the quantity consumed. According to a 1995 review prepared for the World Health Organization, "There are no recorded cases of overdose fatalities attributed to cannabis, and the estimated lethal dose for humans extrapolated from animal studies is so high that it cannot be achieved by ... users." ("Norml.org", 2012). There is a prescription alternative to marijuana. A drug called Marinol is a synthetic marijuana medication that helps legally treat the patient’s symptoms....
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...in the mentoring program. These outcomes often include parameters like delinquency, substance abuse, academic parameters (i.e. success, dropout rates, etc.), aggression, and others (McWhirter et al., 2012). To prove effectiveness the idea is that mentoring programs should at prove that the participants show some degree of minimization of these negative outcomes and/or improvement in various areas; compared to the control groups that did not receive mentoring, in order to be considered effective. The effectiveness of at risk youth mentoring programs have been investigated by various studies, but these studies each have their own research design, protocol, sample size, p-value levels, and so on. Due to the many variables involved, a systematic review can summarize findings and come to the overall conclusion on at risk youth mentoring programs’ overall effectiveness. The review gathered by a systematic review could then be used in future evidence-based practice working with this population. Such a review could also help to inform better policy...
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...The history of marijuana and medical benefits Dona Rudd COM/172 March 20, 2012 Russell Murphy The history of marijuana and medical benefits Although possessing marijuana is a federal offense pending, some states allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, generating revenue for the states. There are 16 states’ and Washington DC, in which marijuana is being, used for medicinal purposes and not break any laws. Eighteen states’ are pending Legislation to legalize medical marijuana. There are documents stating that the Chinese used marijuana for paper, the process consisted of hemp around 2000 BC. According to Guither, P. Drug Warrant (2006), “America’s first marijuana law was enacted at Jamestown Colony, Virginia in 1619. It was a law “ordering” all of the farmers to grow Indian hempseed. There were several other “must grow” laws over the next 200 years. A person could be jailed for not growing hemp during times of shortage in Virginia between 1763 and 1767, and during most of that time, hemp was legal tender a person could even pay their taxes with hemp and try that today. Hemp was such a critical crop for a number of purposes including essential war requirements and rope, excreta. That the government went out of its way to encourage growth” Guither, P. ( 2006) (para 6). The history of marijuana Marijuana has many different names, Hemp, Ma, and Marihuana are just a few of the names in which marijuana is called. Marijuana and hemp...
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...Legalizing Marijuana: The ethical issue and problem Dorcas Rivera SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor: Robert Gala September 23, 2013 Legalizing Marijuana: The ethical issue and problem Marijuana is the most commonly abused drug. Therefore, legalizing marijuana, not only now, but for many years, has been the topic on rather or not it should be legalized. Even though marijuana has been legalized for medical use in 18 U.S. states, this has caused big controversy in our country and the ethical issue and problems it presents. In this article I will explain; what is marijuana, the risk of marijuana use, the effects of marijuana (in the brain and body), and the pros and cons of legalizing it. I will also explain how one of the classical theories, utilitarianism, would resolve the problem. On the other hand, I will contrast the response with the perspective brought to the issue by, ethical egoism. Lastly, will ended off choosing which of the two are closer to my view. Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant. You may hear marijuana called by street names such as pot, herb, weed, grass, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, or chronic. All forms of marijuana are mind-altering. In other words, they change how the brain works. They all contain THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the main active chemical in marijuana. They also contain more than 400 other chemicals. Marijuana's...
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...keep marijuana illegal for medical and personal use. b. I both agree and disagree with the move to legalize medical marijuana. i. I agree the marijuana should be legalized for medical use. ii. But also disagree the marijuana should be legalized for the fact of abuse. II. Facts and information. a. As of 2012 18 states and Washington DC have legalized marijuana for medical use. b. As of November 7, 2012 there are 4 states Pending Legislation to Legalize Medical Marijuana. c. However, I am in favor for them to legalize medical marijuana in all 50 states, under strict guidelines to control the use of medical marijuana. BODY I. Pros a. It could be a source of additional tax revenues. b. Medical benefits such as those for cancer patients. c. Police and court resources would be freed up for more serious crimes II. Cons a. Marijuana is often used as a stepping-stone drug b. Driving while under the influence and other dangers would be increased. c. Some consider use of the drug as morally wrong III. Ethical, moral, or legal issues. a. Some religions prohibit the use of intoxicating substances (marijuana included) b. Some states made it legal to purchase with a medical doctors prescription, but still has it illegal to consume in public. CONCLUSION I. Summary a. Marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes b. It could be a source of additional tax revenues. c. A way to control the use and consumption of it. BIBLIOGRAPHY Medical...
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