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A second degree tear during childbirth include muscle tissue of the perineum near the anus. (Mayo Clinic, 2014). These muscles give support to the rectum, vagina and bladder function. These tears usually require stitches and take a few weeks to begin the healing process (Mayo Clinic, 2014). Perineal tears are a common occurrence in spontaneous vaginal births and research has shown that up to 85 % of women will experience some form of tearing during the process (Herrera, Schneiderman & Perez,…

All states regulate the possession of dangerous controlled substances, but each is different when it comes down to their exact definition and their penalties for the illegal substance. The state of Oregon classifies not only the most common drugs like, heroin, cocaine and marijuana as dangerous controlled substances but also the compounds used to create them. While most marijuana offenses are no longer against the law in the state of Oregon, there are plenty of other drug charges that are…

Cracking Down on Drugs Over 52 million people in America have abused prescription drugs at least once in their lifetime as of 2014 (Volkow). This only makes me wonder—what are the statistics like now, a year later? Prescription drug abuse is the non-medical use or overuse of someone else’s or their own prescribed drug. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) classified prescription drug abuse as a national epidemic. People, often teens, believe prescription drugs are safer than illicit drugs but…

Hip Hop or also called Rap music, is a music genre formed in the United States in the 1970s that consists of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping; a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. Hip hop has changed in ways making people believe that it is dead and needs resurrection. From young groups like NWA and solo artists like Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G to Young Money and J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar. The evolution in hip hop such as topics, tones, and the desire for…

Howard Hughes; billionaire, playboy, aviator, businessman, movie producer, but today most commonly commemorated as a social recluse. First off, what is a recluse? Well, a recluse is a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society. Now, the question of the day has become, how did Howard Hughes go from a rich affluent playboy to a total germaphobic, spending his life hiding in a Las Vegas hotel room? Well, just like Justin Bieber, fame and wealth took a negative toll on Howard Hughes. Howard…

Introduction Many people I interact with in a daily basis in the healthcare world feel that it is not right or even legal for the pharmacist to refuse the patient any medication for any reason. Especially if the medication in question is prescribed by a licensed health care Physician. There are several reasons why a pharmacist may deny any patient a medication but should there reasons be legally allowed on a federal or state level. Floridians living with pain are finding it increasingly…

Legalizing Marijuana Bill Hicks once said, “Doesn’t the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit…unnatural?”(Good-reads). So why is marijuana illegal if it is a crop that naturally grows on Earth? Although there is much skepticism about the legalization of marijuana, countries and states that have already legalized it are shutting down these concerns. Marijuana legalization is beneficial for economic growth because of personal, medicinal, and industrial use. Marijuana first spread…

lifestyle that was not their own. When these citizens are exposed to a gravely uncomfortable situation or feeling they take soma to release their toxicity. Soma, in Brave New World symbolizes drugs we use today—prescription pills, marijuana, cocaine, codeine, alcohol etc.. or what would’ve been popular in the 1930s— morphine, heroin, cocaine, alcohol, and tobacco. On the other hand soma symbolizes, control. The State controls their people in numerous ways, but soma a respectable choice the…

would react. Since this first synthesis much more have been discovered. Many of them happened in the past 20 years. Morphine is also used in the synthesis of related opiate medication. A majority of the morphine produced is used in the synthesis of codeine because of its addiction potential being much lower. And for the drug trade morphine is converted into heroin because it is more highly sought for.…

DFQ #A. Explain in your own words everything you have learned about pain starting out with a definition. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience caused by intense stimuli. Pain can range from dull, to extremely sharp, and even emotional. Pain can helps us survive by warning our bodies of potential danger, or can be an indicator that something is wrong. Pain is a feeling triggered by the nervous system. Our bodies are covered with millions of pain receptors called nociceptors.…