Paper Assignment #1 1. Discuss the contribution made by Hodgkin and Huxley (1936) with regard to the process of neural conduction. The contributions made by Hodgkin and Huxley was significant in understanding how the neurons in our body work. They used a giant squid axon because it’s big and therefore makes it easier to measure voltages across the membrane of a cell.…
The drug epidemic in America is something that is hard to overlook these days. More and more people are dying from illicit drug overdoses and prescription drug overdoses. Pharmaceutical companies continue to create new drugs for new problems. Illicit drugs continue to be manufactured both internationally and domestically, being sold in every city across the nation. For Americans, medication has become a normal part of life.…
Many people suffer from anxiety or depression which can be caused by many things, including brain chemistry or environmental factors. The high cost of prescription medications is unbelievable and is ever-increasing. Many Americans, similar to John Smith, do not realize that there are prescription assistance programs (PAPs) for Cymbalta and many other antidepressant medications. Throughout this investigation, most PAPs programs require the applicant have: limited or prescription drug coverage from private or public sources; a demonstrated financial need based set income and assets limitations; and proof of U.S. residence or citizenship.…
According to the article, I believe the cost should be equally spread across the board among rich and poor nation. When it comes on to a cheaper price I believe the government of the host nation should subside the cost of demanding drugs. It makes perfect sense for government to play a critical role in the cost reduction expensive drugs. Why should the United States of America suck up all of the cost for a expensive drug while other country pay nominal amount that’s outright not fair to the citizens.…
There are four primary vital signs: body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate. In 1995, American Pain Society supported a campaign to consider pain the “5th Vital Sign.” The Joint Commission’s Standards on Pain Management were released in 2000, and although they never explicitly recommended opioid prescribing, they did include recognition of the right of patients to appropriate assessment and management of pain. To titrate the pain either acute or chronic, the prescribing of strong opioids such as oxycodone has increased dramatically in the United States over the past two decades. Opioids come in many forms, from prescription painkillers to street heroin.…
The Dark Side of Prescription Drugs Medications have the capacity to affect how we think, act and feel. Tyler Page, author of the graphic novel Raised on Ritalin discusses his journey living with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for thirty-nine years. He was treated with Ritalin and Adderall, which impacted his life, family, relationships, and occupation. On the other hand, Ellen Forney comic artist of the graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, depression, Michelangelo and Me, discusses her lifestyle as a comic artist along with her diagnosis with bipolar disorder. Although Tyler and Ellen have different disorders, they still have similar reasons for taking medications.…
Are there any other options? Medical Cannabis Can Help Alleviate the Epidemic When used in the right way, medical cannabis can help counter the opioid crisis. Studies suggest it’s a much safer solution that’s far less addictive and presents fewer negative side effects. The International Journal of Drug Policy released a study in 2017 that explored the use of medical cannabis as a substitute for many prescription drugs, including opioids.…
Any addiction is a compulsion to achieve something; a compulsive need; to become dependent on a substance, object, action; to develop a habit or a problem altering normal function. In most cases, one addiction leads to others- it can start off innocent and develop into a dangerous toxic affair. In this scenario it is pain medications. It can begin with over the counter medications to decrease the discomfort of, say, a tooth ache.…
Prescription drugs when used properly can help citizens cope with issues such as ADHD, pain, anxiety, and even insomnia. However, these drugs are often used for their unintended use and can lead to a multitude of consequences. The market for prescription drugs has a wide demographic including street buyers, street dealers, doctors, pharmacists, and people who have become addicted when on valid prescriptions. Prescription drugs make up a large part an already sizable industry for drugs. One of the many reasons for this is they can cover nearly all classes of drugs including stimulants, sedatives, and opioids.…
Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana comes from cannabis, a plant that uses a chemical (THC) as a medicine. Marijuana has proven to be a hero in many families’ lives. Marijuana could turn a bed ridden kid into a happy; playful toddler. Although marijuana has several benefits it has not been provided to a significant amount of needing patients. This is because it is illegal in most of the United States.…
The first solution that will lower the amounts of deaths from opioids is with the legalization of marijuana. Medical marijuana can be used instead of some opioids that people use to decrease the amount of pain they are in. Marijuana will help by how people will not have to be prescribed many different medications. Marijuana is legal in eight states, and it is legal for medical use in 21 states (Corasaniti). There are two studies that were done by the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, and the studies compared states that had marijuana legal and other states that do not (Ritter).…
An addiction is a very substantial burden that an individual should never have to deal on their own. They should have all types of support from family, friends and doctors who will help guide them into the right direction as hard as the road to recovery is never an easy path. When it comes to pain management instead of a prescription medication, a more natural alternative medicine should be used first so prescription medications are a last resort. As heroin and some prescription medications have similar ingredients, when the pills are no longer around heroin to them is the next best thing as its stronger then prescriptions. To repeat, while making Propoxyphene and OxyContin a plastic-encased abuse deterrent form of the pills, prescription opioid overdoses dropped by 20 percent; but at that same time, heroin use raised by 23 percent.…
A prescription drug or prescription medication is a drug that you get from a pharmacy or some sort of a professional medical source to be dispensed. In this society it is very easy for young teens to get their hands on prescribed drugs without a Doctor 's consent, this is because there aren 't many rules on prescription drugs. People get the drugs from sellers that they know such as family, friends or a person on the street . People also use them for many reasons such as wanting to fit in, lose weight or for a boost of energy to be able to study more effectively . Prescription drugs have a potential danger on teenager 's : physically and mentally and the prescribed drugs are more accessible than illegal drugs.…
Drugs prescribed by doctors are extremely likely to cause addiction in a high percentage of their patients. At least eighty percent of heroin addicts today were first exposed to prescription drugs. Prescribed medicines are considered a major gateway drug by a large part of the population. Experts believe that the opioid epidemic started in the 1990s when physicians ignored treated chronic pain.…
Today, many people are suffering from diseases and diagnosis that go uncured everyday, specifically because the body is not strong enough to fight off certain things. Although there are many misconceptions about the negative effects of Cannabis, marijuana, the fact is that marijuana should be legalized because it has the potential to benefit thousands of Americans. For example, marijuana can be used for medical use and it can become a profit for positive reasoning. There are other ways to intake THC, tetrahydrocannabinol, the chemical that causes marijuana’s effects. Some may feel that smoking in general is habit forming, so they may want to rely on other sources of THC.…