Hydrocodone

The Heroin Epidemic According to Josh Katz, “drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, and deaths are rising faster than ever.” It doesn’t matter your age, gender or social status, heroin affects people of all kinds. It’s a crisis 30 years in the making. (“Chasing Heroin”) The danger from drugs is too great to ignore for us and our children. Drug addiction dates back centuries, but the crisis we are now facing started in the 1980’s when doctors loosely prescribed…

On the other side of what could be considered polar opposites, Chasing Heroin asserts that the government is part to blame for the huge skyrocket in the number of people gaining addiction to opioid drugs, which is not a crime, but a disease that the affected cannot control, and therefore, should be responsible for finding alternative ways of dealing with the drug addiction epidemic other that putting the affected behind bars only to let them out, have them continue to use, and repeat the…

poppy, whereas opiates and opioids are its derivatives. Natural alkaloids derived of opium are generally called opiates, whereas opioids (opium-like) can be either natural or synthetic. The most common known opioids are morphine, codeine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, oxycodone, etc. (Vallejo et al., 2011, page E348 - E355) 2. Classification Opioids can be categorized in different way according to distinct criteria. a. Based on the nature of alkaloids Opioids are classified into naturally occurring…

County there are many people who do this with rehab facilities and all places related. My brother started smoking marijuana at the age of 13. It seemed like he smoked for a month and as soon as he desired something stronger he started stealing hydrocodone. Back then my father was going through cancer treatment and didn 't even think that his medication could be compromised. When my parents finally realized what was going on my brother very quickly turned them against me, saying…

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a constellation of physiological signs and behaviors observed following in utero exposure to opiates (Backes et al. 2012). In laymen’s terms, NAS is a group of withdrawal symptoms newborns experience after birth due to drug exposure while inside mother’s uterus. I chose this topic because NAS has increased 300% among newborns since the 1980s (Backes et al. 2012). Mothers need to be aware of possible complications to their newborn if they are consuming…

Pain management is an integral aspect of health care, especially in the case of end-of-life patients. For many of these patients Hospice care is provided to ease their passing. “Hospice focuses on caring, not curing and in most cases care is provided in the patient's home. Hospice care also is provided in freestanding hospice centers, hospitals, and nursing homes and other long-term care facilities” (Hospice Care. (2015, July 23)). When it comes to treating these patients for pain, it comes from…

DOI: 8/12/2009. Patient is a 48-year-old female account executive who alleges neck injury aggravated by work. As per OMNI notes, the patient is status post cervical spine surgery at C5-7 on 8/8/2011. Based on the progress report dated 09/14/16, the patient presents for neck pain radiating from neck down and right shoulder pain. Patient rates her pain with medications as 4/10 and without medications as 7/10. Quality of sleep is fair. Patient is active for limited hours and takes part in…

Opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, a synthetic drug called fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, and many others. Opioids work by binding to the body’s opiate receptors; highly concentrated in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions. When opiate drugs bind to these receptors, they can drive up dopamine levels in the brain’s reward areas, producing a state of euphoria and…

In times of adversity, people feel the urge to take matters into their own hands so that they may feel in control. This is especially true when the situation is about their own physical and mental health. Instead of going out of their way to obtain treatment for their problems, people want to be able to resolve a situation in a way that is hasty and can be in their complete control. There is a sense of comfort in knowing that one has power over their struggles when they are the ones making…

walking. The DON was called and came into the facility where Ms. Owens was working to observe her and then requested she submit a drug test where at that time it showed up positive for benzodiazepines and opiates. Ms. Owens then reported taking a hydrocodone pill a few hours before work and was having difficulty adjusting to the nightshift with her medicines. St. Andrews terminated Ms. Owens effective that night. Ms. Owens was placed on probation for a period of 7/16/2015-7/16/2018 per the State…