Community Health Advocacy Project-Part Two Soeurette Joseph University Of Phoenix Population-Focused Health Care NUR/544 Louama Driscoll July 14, 2014 Community Health Advocacy Project-Part Two Prescription misuse is the non-medical usage of prescription drugs without doctor’s prescription. This has become a significant health concern among adolescent group ages” between “12 to 19. One-third of individuals over the age of 12 who have used drug for the first time, started by using prescription
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Justice, n.d.). The chemical classifications of the ones that act on the central nervous system (CNS) and alter feelings and perceptions are: narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens and anabolic steroids. Narcotics (often referred to as opioids) reduce pain, induce a state of sedation and can cause unconsciousness. Depressants suppress the activity of the brain and nerves and cause a sedative effect. They are taken to relieve anxiety, promote sleep and can create a sense of overall well-being
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Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) are marine mammals that spend most of their time foraging for other marine mammals at sea or on ice. It is the behavior of U. maritimus that classifies them as marine mammals, however their DNA classifies them under Ursidae along with the brown bear (Ursus arctos) and black bear (Ursus americanus). Bruce et al. (1989) suggested that these bears share 4 physiological stages including hibernation, walking hibernation, normal activity, and hyperphagia, however the polar
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Regulatory paper based on Joint Commission/Prison Health HCS 430 Ensuring health care practitioners and facilities promote safety, legal compliance, and quality patient services. If regulations with accreditation were not sufficient in health care, safety comfort would not be provided to patients/clients. JCAHO Also known as Joint Commission Accreditation health care organization which conducts survey done on site that complies as well verify the continuous standards of improvement
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Hospice and Attitudes toward Death Unitie Mance Soc 304: Social Gerontology Kristin Bachman February 27, 2012 A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist. Stewart Alsop Death, dying and bereavement finds a way of impacting everyday living. Images of real or fictional death are often while watching television or movies. Death can impact people on a personal and a cultural level. This essay will entail how
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2. (a) Describe briefly our society's underlying motivations for the establishment of governmental regulation and the control of drugs and drug use, differentiating between regulating drug use and taking a laissez-faire approach. In the 1800 the United States took a Laissez-faire approach to drug use by individuals. A laissez-faire approach would be considered as the theory or system of government that upholds the autonomous character, believing that government should intervene as little as
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If there was a way to live to one hundred fifty years old, would you do it? The pharmaceutical business is extremely busy trying to sell dreams of people living longer life spans and a better quality of life. Almost all Americans in today’s society are either currently taking prescription medications or have at some period in their life. Over 25% of all prescription drug use is by older adults. (Culberson & Ziska, 2008) The future of the pharmaceutical dynasty is highly profitable. The pharmaceutical
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Addiction has long been a hot topic both in and out of the field of psychology. Even today, researchers disagree as to whether addiction should be considered a disease or a choice. No matter what the correct model is, both sides agree that compulsive behaviors, especially behaviors which have a negative impact on daily life, are the hallmark of any addiction. Addiction has been a known problem for some time, the word itself being traced to the 17th century, defined as a compulsion to carry
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What people fear is not the end of their life, but the fragility of their mortality. The topic of euthanasia has been a long term controversy that evokes intense emotions and arguments when mentioned in a conversation. Euthanasia, at its fundamental core, is the consensual act of ending a patient’s life in a painless manner at their own request. Depending on the condition of a person’s illness, this method is a option to provide relief for those suffering due to incurable and unstoppable pain. In
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