Benzodiazepine overdose

INTRODUCTION: Alcohol is a part of New Zealand culture and is considered as an inevitable factor for celebrations and for relieving stress (“Alcohol misuse”, 2016). Long-term high rate of alcohol consumption can lead to alcohol misuse and make people dependent on alcohol. It has now become a very common thing to see an alcoholic patient presenting to the hospital frequently to treat the withdrawal symptoms. Most of the patients admitted with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) have multiple…

Many people consume alcohol for leisure purposes in a responsible manner, as this is reinforced through social get-togethers with their peers. However, for other individuals, alcohol is a devastating problem since addition leads to destruction of lives, not only for the alcoholic individual but for their loved ones. As part of the alcohol awareness initiative, an individual may forgo alcohol consumption for 72 hours and document their experiences, feelings, thoughts, as well as actions related…

There is no denying heroin has infiltrated all areas of the country and all levels of society and that its emergence is traced back to misuse and abuse of prescription painkillers. As this research has noted, narcotic painkillers are similar to heroin, both are opioids, and they act in similar ways in the brain, producing the same kind of euphoria and lead to the same devastating addiction. Consequently, drug dealers provided heroin as the cheaper alternative for prescription opioid addicts…

For most people, watching the news on television, reading the newspaper, or checking out the news on your phone is one of the first things you do in the morning. You’ll read about the upcoming elections, the scores of the previous night’s sporting events, and whatever or whoever else is getting their 15 minutes of fame at the time. Then, you’ll read about who has overdosed. It’s to the point where you’re expecting it. “Teen overdosed on Heroin two months before graduation,” or “Mother leaves…

abuse. Unfortunately, opioid abuse and related deaths are at an all-time high, so pain management is a much more challenging facet of the care of these patients. According to the CDC, in the last fifteen years, the number of deaths linked to opioid overdose has nearly…

Drug overdose is a major public health concern. Among all the drug-related deaths, the opioid class of drug is a significant cause of overdose-related fatalities. According to the World Drug Report (2016), roughly a third to a half of all drug-related deaths are due to overdose, and of those, opioids are the most common substance. Canada has also been ranked as the second largest consumer of prescription opioids in the world with a 203% increase in usage between 2000 and 2010 (International…

exercises and commitments, expanded resistance, and a physical withdrawal response when opioids are stopped (Information sheet on opioid overdose, 2014). An opioid overdose can be classified by three signs and symptoms called the “opioid overdose triad”. The symptoms of the triad are: pinpoint pupils, unconsciousness, and respiratory depression. The risk for overdose increases when combined with alcohol and sedative medications because of their effects of respiratory depression and death.…

Gomes provides statistics for the staggering amount of deaths caused by opioid overdoses. Along with, presenting insight on the provincial and federal government plans to end this crisis. There are numerous issues surrounding the opioid dilemma, ranging from the number of overdoses to debates about the high dosage opioid formulas and how palliative care patients are affected. Society has continued to turn a blind-eye to the issue…

The most notable gaps I’ve seen in addiction recovery treatments for women are a lack of connection and a lack of assisted social reintegration. As renowned speaker and author Dr. Gabor Maté explains in his lectures, the opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it’s connection. Women need to make real connections, both spiritually and socially, before they are able to return to the pressures of an everyday life while maintaining their sobriety. Moreover, management in the recovery environment…

than 3.7 Americans have admitted to trying heroin at least once in their lifetime. (Heroin) In 2012, there were reported 5,927 deaths after using heroin, that number increased up to 8,260 deaths in 2013. (Kounang) In one year, the number of heroin overdoses had increased by over 2,000 deaths. Heroin is becoming such a big problem as years go by and nothing is stopping it. Teenagers are introduced to it by older friends or neighbors, children have to see their parents all messed up on drugs, it…