Hydromorphone

L.A. is a fifty-one year old married female who is physically active and enjoys going on vacation with her husband, Andy. L.A. resides with her spouse in a condominium in New Westminster. L.A. used to work casually at a bus company; however, she was unable to maintain employment as she had to attend the Providence Crosstown Clinic twice a day to receive her opioid treatment. Client denies the use of street heroin apart from her injectable therapy at the clinic since the start of the SALMONE…

As I was handed a blue gown, I couldn't stop thinking of what the doctors could find. Suddenly, the my phone goes off ringing and buzzing. It’s my boyfriend, Kyle. Summarizing the long paragraph filled with curiosity, he was wondering how was doing and if there was anything he could do. Kyle was the first person I had ever told about the pain. He had been with me ever since the beginning of the incident. The door opens slowly, with my heart skipping a beat in suspense. It was the doctor.…

Substance addiction continues to be an epidemic across the nation. Hundreds of pregnant women and new mothers have been accursed of child abuse and other crimes when they or their newborns have tested positive for control substances. (Pro publica) Substances such as nicotine, marijuana, alcohol opiates, cocaine and methadone pose serious risks health risks to the developing fetus. Currently in the United States, 18 states consider substance abuse during pregnancy child abuse under civil child…

Patient satisfaction has become a major part of health care over the recent years. Patient satisfaction provides that hospitals with a business to customer relationship. Hospitals strives to have high patient satisfaction so that patients are likely to continue to use their facility and to recommend there use to other individuals. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAPS) is a national, standardized report of patient satisfaction on hospital stays. This report is…

the state and country. Residents struggling with substance abuse issues are often abusing marijuana, alcohol or other opiates. This last category known as other opiates includes non-prescription use of methadone, codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, meperidine, opium, and other drugs with morphine-like effects. The purpose of drug rehabilitation treatment is to help the addicted individual stop using and develop new, healthier substance-free methods of handling their problems. Local…

Addiction does not care where you came from, where you are, what kind of job you have or the type of house you live in. It doesn’t care who you associate with, your socioeconomic status, what kind of degree you hold, or where you went to school. No; addiction is not discriminatory and as quickly as you have built your empire, it will steal it all away. Millions of Americans are struggling in silence with the disease of addiction and if we don’t establish a method to effectively treat it, the…