Medical prescription

Abuse weekend intensive here at the School of Social Work. Throughout the three-day weekend we learned about many different addictions, but one day focused on drug courts and substance abuse and I knew I wanted to learn more. I choose to focus on prescription drugs, mainly opioids, because of how readily available these drug are. Opioids are described as medications that relieve pain. Opioids reduce the intensity of pain signals sent to the brain and diminish the effects of a painful stimulus.…

Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s disease is a disease that slowly progresses as a person ages. Alzheimer’s disease effects brain memory and also brain function. This happens because the brain cells slowly begin to die off. Normally when our brain cells die off, new ones take their place. For Alzheimer’s patients this is not the case. The dead cells are never replaced by new ones. This is what causes the memory loss and the loss of brain function. Most of the time Alzheimer’s patients will remember…

there aren’t any weaknesses in the company to discuss. If anything, the company has far more strengths than weaknesses all revolving around supplying customers with affordable prescription and nonprescription medications, tobacco and drug free programs, youth programs in the community, pharmacy advisor and prescription maintenance programs, counseling programs (has over 10 million so far), Minute Clinic services (with over 1,100 locations), and a host of other advantages to get the company…

Weight loss medications are available as Over-the-Counter drugs, prescription drugs and herbal supplements. Prescription drugs are FDA regulated. These drugs are issued strictly with a doctor’s prescription, the doctor also closely monitor’s their use. Certain weight loss prescription drugs with Scheduled stimulants are regulated by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). OTC medications are available without a doctor’s notice or prescription and most are regulated by the Federal Drug Administration…

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…

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…

The topic I chose has been touched upon our readings and discussions while reading Ronson’s book, The Psychopath Test. A recent discovery has brought the attention to Americans being overmedicated with psychological drugs, some say that they may be taking medications that are not needed, which is referred to as Inappropriate prescribing. In order to find out if this statement is true or not, I have conducted some research on this topic. I have also utilized the following within this essay;…

Prescription drug abuse is the use of a medication used in a way not intended by a doctor. Prescription drug abuse is a major problem around the world. Prescription drugs is the most commonly abused substance by Americans age 14 and older. Girls and boys tend to use drugs in different ways. “Boys tend to use it just to get high, and girls use it mainly to stay alert or lose weight” (Brown). Research conducts that boys are more likely to abuse prescription drugs than girls. Everyday in the US,…

locate in Dean’s left pocket a “Phd Beta Alanine” workout supplement bag with several pills inside that based on Officers training and experience appeared to be Xanax. Officer Jimenez observed that the prescription medication was not in the prescribed bottle. Dean was also unable to produce a prescription of the Xanax found in his possession at the time of the contact. Dean was within reach of the Xanax found in his possession therefore he was in care, custody, control and management of the…

do and how much writing is conducted. After a single interview and looking at many different samples of written documentation used in the medical field, I discovered that there’s not a lot of writing involved in a nursing career, and what is done, is very basic and straight forward. The two biggest types are creating patient charts and filling out prescriptions. These are both basic concept of writing, yet they must be filled out perfectly since they are assisting in saving lives. I interviewed…