and crime, deficits in memory, learning, and attention. The need to relieve pain by use of heroin and other drugs, though, results in opioid dependence, estimated to affect more than one million persons in North America alone (Oviedo-Joekes, p. 778, 2009). To relieve opiate dependence, researchers experimented with an opiate-agonist called methadone; the standard opioid-susbstitution treatment, to help reduce withdrawals and other negative consequences surrounding the use of drugs like heroin by producing
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Addiction in Adolescence Valencia Scafe Dr. Jimmy Myers 23 April 2014 Addiction in Adolescence It is a curious thing that people continue to pursue habits that cause them certain or a definite harm, this harm maybe caused to their individual self or those around them, and yet they continue to pursue it. The answer to why may not be given clearly even by these people themselves. Most of the smokers, substance abusers and alcoholics, as well as drug
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Smoking involves inhaling heroin smoke into the lungs. All three methods of administering heroin can lead to addiction and other severe health problems. Side Effects of Heroin Use Heroin is metabolized to morphine and other metabolites which bind to opioid receptors in the brain. The short-term effects of heroin abuse appear soon after a single dose and disappear in a few hours. After an injection of heroin, the user reports feeling a surge of euphoria (the "rush") accompanied by a warm flushing of
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Task #1 – Conclusion: Summarize Key Points In this part of the Information Retrieval Paper, you will synthesize the main points from the three peer reviewed, evidence based articles. Directions: In this section write a paragraph or two to synthesize the key points of the articles. Consider this section a conclusion of your findings. Synthesis Points from Articles (Type below) Controlling pain in a patient with chronic pain or substance abuse issues can be complex and very challenging
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The drug epidemic in America is at a shocking all time high. The rate of people dying from drug overdoses has been quickly increasing more and more over the last 10 years. Yet these drug overdoses are not always from scary street drugs like in the movies, many of the big killers come from behind the pharmacy counter. When in medical distress, a doctor is the first person many turn to. Medical emergencies, life-long illnesses, or developed diseases, and a doctor can either completely stop the problem
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Narcan: A Bump in the Road to Destruction “I overdosed because I used too much dope in too short a time period and because I had taken a large quantity of viks, percs, and benzos within the last 24 hours. Even as I repeated shots, I knew I was doing too much.” “Getting hit with Narcan is messed up. One minute you are unconscious and the next minute you are completely straight. The main thing I remember about it is that I really wanted to get high again.” (A survivors experience7). A second quote
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No one can deny that the problem of prescription drug addiction is at its worst today than ever before, causing countless cases of dependency and abuse at epidemic proportions, and gaining the reputation of being the "silent epidemic" in some major cities in America. Prescription drug addiction is also known as the "silent killer," and rightfully so, because it can take one innocent pill, or the wrong dosage, to place its user into a permanent sleep-an all-too familiar event known as fatally "overdosing
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your body change the way it senses pain. It does this by inhibiting your neurotransmitters norepinephrine and serotonin, while it also “activates narcotic receptors in the brain and spinal cord to relieve pain.” (Turley, 2010) Tramadol binds to opioid receptors in the brain, which are receptors that transmit the sensation of pain throughout the body. My Rheumatologist started me on 50mg of Tramadol about 4 months ago. The main thing I really like about Tramadol is it takes away my pain without
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amongst psychotropics and most patients show preference towards this treatment.The risk of overdose is increased in patients with suicidal ideation. Accidental overdose can happen when the drug is combined with other depressants such as alcohol, opioids (O’Brien, 2005). Succeeding the advances made in the 1950s, benzodiazepine have become extremely important and one of the major drugs used for the treatment of a number of medical disorders. They
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Acute Pyelonephritis Andrea Gonzales NUR351 NCLEX RN review Ms. Ashcraft March 19, 2013 Definition Pyelonephritis is defined as inflammation of the renal parenchyma and the collecting system. It usually begins with an infection and colonization in the lower urinary tract through the ascending urethra. The types of patients at risk are patients who require frequent catheterization or the use of an indwelling catheter. This could potentially expose the patient to the different bacteria that
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