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Currently in the United States, prescription opioid abuse is at an extremely high epidemic level. Prescription opioid abuse is at a peak due to the fact they are easily obtainable. The abusers themselves can either be prescribed the painkiller, their friends or family members may be prescribed, or they can purchase these medications on the street from dealers who are trying to make a quick buck. A major role of community health nurses today is to prevent the spread of illness and disease.…

Prescription drugs serve an important role to the lives of a variety of patients. They target specific health conditions in order to improve the individual’s condition and overall well-being. As many patients across the nation take their prescribed medications, they will be dependent on it under the recommendation of their physicians. However, there are chances where patients may be unable to access their prescribed drugs. One of these barriers to their access can be a significant increase in…

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…

its hands in more than 30 studies concerning chronic pain (HHS, 2017). There is also a demand to advance better prescriptions for pain that avoid addiction. This includes studying new and advanced pain treatments, that will lead to support the development of abuse-deterrent opioids, and for funds to develop opioid addiction vaccines (HHS, 2016). The FDA have cleared 6 prescription medications that are abuse-deterrent (HHS,2016). The HHS has also started to offer research to better implement…

The evolution of health care and pharmaceutical regulation in this country began prior to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Throughout history there have been key events that have occurred resulting in pivotal changes in health care regulation. From the formation of the FDA to the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), there has been a focus of safety and consumer protection as purpose for increased of health care regulation in United States.…

Living in a distorted society where many people don’t know how to think for themselves, it’s easy to get misguided into believing that there is more violence in society than there actually is. People start believing everything the media and politicians says to be true. Meanwhile, humanity gets misled into fearing the wrong things. Furthermore, people end up living in state of fear leading them to become paranoid. Unfounded fears are dangerous in contemporary culture because those fears cause…

deaths occurred due to overdoses on opioids (CDC, 2016). Prescription drug abuse is a rising epidemic in the United States as there has been a 200% increase in the amount of deaths involving opioids from 2000-2014 (CDC, 2016). One of the main concerns for this increase is that these drugs are not being illegally purchased and distributed, but are being legally prescribed to patients by doctors. The question that many ask is, "How can prescription drug abuse be decreased if most of these drugs…

Increased Risk of the Elderly for Poor Outcomes Related To Polypharmacy, Secondary to Multiple Prescribers Polypharmacy is a growing concern among the elderly. According to Maher, Hanlon and Hajjar (2014), “nearly 50% of older adults take one or more medications that are not medically necessary” (p. 1). Duplication therapy often occurs as a result of multiple prescribers. Such an occurrence can cause crippling effects for an elderly patient. Research has indicated a “strong relationship…

According to Mayo Clinic, “nearly seventy percent of the United States population are on at least one prescription drug”. Prescription drugs are on the rise not only in the United States but around the world. The NIDA For Teens states” prescription drugs are strong medications” that are prescribed by a doctor that have “potential benefits but also harmful effects”. Prescription drugs are prescribed by a doctor to help with the immune system and the body to get back to its normal state. For…

Prescription Cascade In the United States, Tthe practice of over prescribing medication is an ever increasing problem with detrimental consequences. The practice of over prescribing medication is referred to as the prescribing cascade. According to Dr. Mehrdad Ayati, an assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine, prescription cascade can be described in the following way.” To put this simply, a patient goes to a doctor’s office with an illness and is given a…