When asked about Flakka don’t know the details. Most people just know the basic details,like Flakka is a crystal-like substance and it is one of the strongest drugs on the market today. By market I do mean black market. In my experiences most people even have even joked about it by describe people who act crazy and unreasonably as being on flakka. Obviously they do not know the gravity and seriousness of the subject.The more prominent flakka becomes in the world the more dangerous it will become for the healthcare worker responsible for treating them. Recently more people under the influence of flakka have entered hospitals, as a result, staff members are saying they pose a unique threat to hospital security.
Flakka is the street name for a …show more content…
There is no way to fully prohibit the use of flakka so we must protect the workers involved in the treatment and care. Before prevention can occur we must first inform. In a way informing is a way of prevention. Jim N. Hall, a director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Substance Abuse in South Florida regularly schedules meeting for people with drug abuse problems and those who encounter them. On the list of people whom encounter drugs, Hall personally stated that flakka victims were the most drastically affected. He used the term victim because “flakka can not only affect but harm many users and those around them in unexpected yet expected ways.”
Even with the attempts made toward a solution to the problem, reports show otherwise. On January 28, 2014, the DEA listed alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone, along with nine other synthetic cathinones, on the Schedule 1 with a temporary ban, effective February 27, 2014. There are websites selling Flakka. A half gram will go for approximately $8 while you can buy a kilo for $2,400. (policeone)
It has even been reported that sum users did have intent to use. Flakka is a drug that ca be incorporated into other substances. Someone intending to use a different, less harmful drug may accidentally be tricked into using it. “The problem with buying illegal street drugs is that you …show more content…
(Nursing world) If someone has unknowingly taken flakka and they lead to danger events, danger subsequently falls on the workers. One way to protect them both is to provide a special drug ward for patients who have used drugs which is why they are in the healthcare facility similar to the prison hospital ward. It has the same idea. It is for dangerous and difficult to care for patients. That way the nurses and doctors will know what is in store for them. This also adds the presence of an able-bodied guard to assist the nurses. They can also provide special visits from rehabilitation specialists for the patients to monitor and insure incidents of this nature don’t happen to them again. In all case of use of flakka, this allows an evaluation so they can determine the next step for the patient’s care.
Flakka is the street name for a …show more content…
There is no way to fully prohibit the use of flakka so we must protect the workers involved in the treatment and care. Before prevention can occur we must first inform. In a way informing is a way of prevention. Jim N. Hall, a director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Substance Abuse in South Florida regularly schedules meeting for people with drug abuse problems and those who encounter them. On the list of people whom encounter drugs, Hall personally stated that flakka victims were the most drastically affected. He used the term victim because “flakka can not only affect but harm many users and those around them in unexpected yet expected ways.”
Even with the attempts made toward a solution to the problem, reports show otherwise. On January 28, 2014, the DEA listed alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone, along with nine other synthetic cathinones, on the Schedule 1 with a temporary ban, effective February 27, 2014. There are websites selling Flakka. A half gram will go for approximately $8 while you can buy a kilo for $2,400. (policeone)
It has even been reported that sum users did have intent to use. Flakka is a drug that ca be incorporated into other substances. Someone intending to use a different, less harmful drug may accidentally be tricked into using it. “The problem with buying illegal street drugs is that you …show more content…
(Nursing world) If someone has unknowingly taken flakka and they lead to danger events, danger subsequently falls on the workers. One way to protect them both is to provide a special drug ward for patients who have used drugs which is why they are in the healthcare facility similar to the prison hospital ward. It has the same idea. It is for dangerous and difficult to care for patients. That way the nurses and doctors will know what is in store for them. This also adds the presence of an able-bodied guard to assist the nurses. They can also provide special visits from rehabilitation specialists for the patients to monitor and insure incidents of this nature don’t happen to them again. In all case of use of flakka, this allows an evaluation so they can determine the next step for the patient’s care.