“As the problem of drug prescriptions for controlled substances continue to soar, there were 6.4 million Americans using prescription-type psychotherapeutic drugs non medically. Of the 6.4 million, 4.7 million use pain relievers (“Abuse”). The use of prescriptions will always be misused there is no way to resolve this problem, and it’s always going to be a dramatic increase in prescription drug abuse. Abusers will have temptation to relapse. Misuse of an addiction to opioids is a national problem that affects public wealth as well as social and economic welfare.…
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.…
Antidepressants can be administered safely and can be extremely effective. According…
• Identify the problem/concern: Prescription drugs have been marketed at an exceptionally high price across the country, making a high number of individuals and families unable to afford them. The costs of many lifesaving drugs have been sharply increased without any rational. Recently the cost of the medicine called Daraprim, used as the standard of care for treating life-threatening parasitic infection, was increased to $750 from $13.50, by the drug company the Turing Pharmaceuticals (Pollack, 2015). Another pharmaceutical company Mylan recently increased the price of EpiPen, the epinephrine auto-injector more than 500 percent than the price in 2007. The epinephrine auto-injector called EpiPen and EpiPen Jr, are intended for immediate administration…
Prescription drug abuse is a huge problem. The U. S. is where the majority of this happens(40%). In the U. S, 2,500 12-17 year olds will abuse prescription drugs for the first time every day, and more than 15 million people world wide abuse them. There are many long and short term effects. They include addiction, restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia and trouble breathing.…
RJ Stahl mentions multiple remedies such as therapy, herbs and supplements, yoga, music, and exercise. “Depression is a serious condition that can affect every aspect of your life. To treat depression, doctors often recommend therapy and antidepressants.” The only biased opinion that I can find looking through this small educational article is that the author does not provide data examples of any of the other remedies to challenge antidepressants. I will use this article to further prove my argument that there are many different remedies that will cure depression than just the magic…
Prescription Drug – Public Policy Issue Many different public policies are designed to impact the people of America in various ways. Most of these policies are implemented to promote a better quality of life in some way or another. However, this is not always the final result when several stakeholders have competing interest such as the case with the United States Food and Drug Administration knew as the FDA. The FDA is a department within the federal government that is responsible for ensuring the food and drugs that are consumed by the American people do more good than harm (FDA.gov, 2016).…
Depression In the book, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, it is considered a problem play because there are so many problems such as depression and one of the characters that is affected by this is the main character, Hamlet. He tends to say some strange things when he is talking that indicates he has a problem. In the play, he has a conversation with a ghost and here is a quote he says in the first act, “O most pernicious woman! O, villain, villain, smiling, damned villain!…
I am writing because of a problem in our state of Utah and all across America, prescription drug addiction. I have a friend that has been addicted to prescription drugs for many years. I know many people who are also addicted and people who that addiction has ruined their lives. It is a very serious problem across Utah and all of America. In Utah alone, I know at least three people that are or were addicted.…
“Over 249,000,000 prescriptions for opioids were written in 2013-enough for every adult in America to have a bottle of pills.” (Citation 2). Prescription painkiller abuse is a proportional epidemic in the United States today. 44 people in the U.S. die each day from an overdose in prescription painkillers 1. (Citation 1).…
Medications and the 5 Rights Over the years, giving medication has become more than just handing out medications. As a nurse, we all know we have to check the 5 rights, but now we even have to scan patient’s ID bracelets to make sure we are giving the medicine to the correct patient. To help reduce medication errors, we must work on improving communication with patients, continually monitoring for errors, providing clinicians with decision-support and information tools, and improving and standardizing medication labeling and drug-related information (Hughes & Blegen, 2008). Many drugs, such as high alert medications, require two nurses to do a safety check with the patient.…
Radicals, liberals and conservation all have their own individual view on regulating drugs. Some seem more effective than others or not effective at all. Each group all consist of the same people that play a role in regulating drugs, individual’s themselves, and the government. One group might way heavier on this matter than the other. Looking at a conservative point of view on drugs and alcohol, these people always will refer to old fashion learning.…
Although antidepressants can be a long process, the outcome of a person feeling like a weight of despair is no longer holding them back, makes the journey worth it. If you or a loved one is experiencing depression it is encouraged to speak to a doctor about taking…
Both anxiety and depression use antidepressants as a form of treatment, although depression also uses other types of medications including Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors and Tricyclics. Depression also uses many different types of Psychotherapy including cognitive-behavioral therapy and interpersonal therapy. Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps people with depression restructure negative thought patterns. Doing so helps people interpret their environment and interactions with others in a positive and realistic way. It may also help you recognize things that may be contributing to the depression and help you change behaviors that may be making the depression worse (Cassano, Fava, 2002).…
Conclusion I. Depression is a real disease and you must be aware of the symptoms before you can treat it. II. Treating depression can seem impossible but knowing it’s not is the key. Experiencing depression first hand I know this journey is difficult and time consuming but the end result is well worth it. You can see the world in a whole new…