Drug overdose

multiple lives with the proper training. Some even feel great after doing so (Caleb J. Banta-Green, 2013, p. 1106). Law enforcement are often the first to respond to medical emergencies. Therefore, they are used to witnessing the changing demographic of drug users and their traumatic effects on the community associated with the nonmedical opioid epidemic in the United States, and have admitted to enjoying the fact that they are able to save lives of those in the community (Caleb J. Banta-Green,…

A common theme between A Brave New World and an article titled “Drugs aren't solving mental illness” is that the use of drugs or other medications to calm the mind are only causing more harm than improvement in patients. In the article it is asserted by Dr. Insel, “Four decades of drug development resulting in over 20 antipsychotics and 30 antidepressants have not demonstrably reduced the morbidity or mortality of mental disorders,” therefore it has been scientifically proven that the intake of…

important issues faced by the criminal justice system is how to best respond to drug crimes. Politicians and media frequently claim that drugs are out of control in the U.S. and this can no longer be tolerated. These issues need to be addressed sooner than later and the criminal justice system can take in an effort to reduce drug crime Drugs in the United States is a serious problem and one that needs to be fixed. Drugs have been becoming more and more of a common thing especially with the…

Examining the Painkiller Overdose Epidemic through Historical Perspectives Introduction: Prescription drugs, most notably painkillers, have been prevalent in the 21st century among high-schoolers. According to a 2005 study, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. So why is there an increase in the usage of painkillers, specifically among high-school students in southern…

originates within the drug monitoring systems. Improving Prescription Drug Monitoring As explained by Dr. William Yang, the increasing prescription rates alone should not be alarming as they can be attributed to the advancements in diagnostic technology, but the current drug monitoring systems are incapable of managing the superior number of prescriptions. As highlighted by the recent efforts of INSPECT, the drug harm trends can be reversed by improving prescription drug protocols. According…

several legal drugs that are available to worldwide, I will be focusing on alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine. Within this paper I will be addressing why it is legal to be use these drugs recreationally. As well as, how addictive each drug can be, the benefits that may accompany each drug along with the damages that can occur, and how much money is each industry worth along with the national amount of money spent on medical care and treatment following the effects of the drugs. The drug that began…

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Psychotropic Drugs for Dementia Residents As per World health organization (2015), there are 47.5 million people who has dementia and there are 7.7 million new cases every year. In our dementia care unit, our residents will receive benevolent expert care to prolong and fulfil their quality of life. As a newly appointed operations management team in our dementia care facility, we continuously aim to provide and improve our quality of care to our dementia residents…

An overdose is defined as intentional or accidental ingestion of a drug over the recommended amount. When an overdose occurs the body is overwhelmed and cannot dissolve the drug quick enough. When this happens the person can become unconscious, have abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, slow or raised heart rate, chest pains, and shallow or rapid breathing. (Overdose facts, 2008) There are some different types of overdoses including but not limited to heroin overdose, crack and cocaine overdose,…

their side effects. Also, the risk of overdose higher with opioids. There need to be stricter regulations for doctors being able to prescribe these kinds of drugs long term due to that many patients that are prescribed these drugs should not be taking them because the abuse them. People can become not necessarily addicted to opioids but rather dependent on them. “Usually opioid abusers will build a tolerance to the drug so then they will take more of the drug, to continue to get high” (Van den…

can take control and destroys will it destroy you ? Addiction is when you are dependent on something , would do anything for it , love it , always using it , and letting it separate you from those you love . some people say that addiction is just drugs or pornography but there is so much more . Some say there is no such thing as too much of something good or bad (addiction) . They are wrong Addiction can ruin and change someone's life ,because addiction can kill , And addiction will take…