Benzodiazepine overdose

Ohio now ranks second in drug overdose deaths driven by a significant rise in heroin, which has tripled, and fentanyl usage, which has increased 80% since 2014 (The Ohio Council, 2016). Marijuana usage (64.7%), heroin (4.3%), methamphetamine (15.5%), cocaine (22.6%), and other hard drugs (24.5%) by Franklin residents is alarming and surpasses the state rates (City-data, n.d.). Prescription opioids such as methadone, oxycodone, and hydrocodone have contributed to the rise in unintentional drug poisonings with those 15-34 years of age with highest rates resulting in an emergency room visit, and those 45-54 with the highest rates resulting in a hospitalization followed by those 25-34 years of age (Ohio Department of Health,…

Opioid Antidote and Overdose Prevention Act New Jersey Legislation Assembly No. 2082 Nicholas Faraldi 12/4/2014 Description of the Act and Sponsorship The Overdose Prevention Act was last amended January 14th of 2013. The act was created to protect witnesses to overdoses so they could help someone who is overdosing with immunity from any prosecution. The act also encourages the use of naloxone or other opioid blockers to healthcare professionals to prevent the deaths of opioid…

Xanax Samantha E. Mendoza San Joaquin Valley College Xanax The brand name is Xanax, the generic name is alprazolam, and the chemical name is 8-Chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo [4,3-α] [1,4] benzodiazepine. It is a drug used for managing anxiety disorder or for the short term relief of anxiety symptoms in adults (WebMD, n.d.). Xanax is considered a Schedule IV narcotic because Xanax has a medical use, but the drug is still considered to have potential for abuse. It belongs to a class of…

Withdrawal symptoms of depressants include insomnia, tremors, depression, increased anxiety, seizures, vomiting, and confusion. They’re classified as a Schedule IV controlled substance in the United States Controlled Substance Act of 1970 (1) because their currently seen as having a “low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence” even though Benzodiazepine withdrawals can cause agitation, anxiety, panic, flushed feeling, increased pulse rate, increased blood pressure, sweating, insomnia,…

for her to get to school because her parent was passed out on the couch from the previous night’s rendezvous. I was born when she was only seventeen and it never seemed that life ever got easier for her. Although she had it rugged, she was charismatic and loved to tell stories. It used to be a running joke in the family that my mom would argue with a wall just to be talking to something. She worked hard all through my childhood until her own mother passed away. It did something to her, changed…

Drug addiction is a major issue in today’s society and over the past several years has become an epidemic all over the nation. Ohio ranked twelfth in the nation in 2013 for drug related fatalities (Trust for America’s Health, 2015). There were 2,110 fatalities due to unpremeditated overdoses in Ohio in 2013. Cuyahoga County accounts for 255 of those fatalities (Ohio Department of Health, 2015). This epidemic is so significant that there is a Healthy People 2020 objective to reduce drug-induced…

statement was that “more than 47,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2014—18,900 from prescription painkillers and 10,600 from heroin, according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine” heroin overdoses alone have quadrupled since 2000 who’s responsible (Hoback, 2016). Does the article have a certain structure or flow with information conducive to your topic that’s confirmed? When information is confirmed this helps with an easy way to read and actually make since of the information…

Alcohol and drugs have been known to have consequences, but once the use turns into abuse it can lead to grave danger. People who are abusive with are likely to have medical struggles along the way due to the damaging effects of the substance. Often disorders seem to exist with alcohol and drug abuse. Use of alcohol and drugs can turn into more than just a one time thing and can lead to addiction and abuse. The risk of drug abuse grows substantially during a time of change. There are different…

discontinued. Medical necessity of Ambien has not been substantiated. Recommend non-certification. Clonozepam 0.5mg #60, CA MTUS Chronic Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines state that benzodiazepines range of action includes sedative/hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, and muscle relaxant. They are not recommended for long-term use because long-term efficacy is unproven and there is a risk of dependence. Most guidelines limit use to 4 weeks. Chronic use of clonazepam noted since 2011 has far…

person feel sleepy. A non-benzodiazepine like Lunesta is extremely fast acting and can take as little as 15 minutes to start working. Several classes of GABA receptors include GABAA, GABAB, and GABAc receptors which are categorized in the central nervous system. Though the distribution of these receptor types,…