Methadone

drug-treatment clinic for her fifty-five milligram dose of methadone. She describes not having an issue with waking up early because she enjoys utilizing the extra time to make herself look nice. Due to Rosa Lee being a safety net for many of her children most of her children are laying around the home when she awakes. After the methadone clinic, Rosa Lee has breakfast at the local McDonald’s, she can’t stand to eat anything until she has her methadone.…

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016), the number of overdose deaths involving opioids quadrupled from the year 2000 to 2014. Almost half a million people died during this time due to an opioid overdose. This breaks down to seventy eight Americans dying a day. The Center for Disease Control also reports, “Overdoses from prescription opioid pain relievers are a driving factor in the fifteen year increase in overdose deaths. Since, 1999, the amount of prescription opioids…

This is an 80-year-old female with 01/14/2003 date of injury, who injured her low back and right hip when she fell out of a chair while reaching for a chart DIAGNOSIS: Chronic low back pain with bilateral radiculitis, degenerative disc, status post laminectomy 12/23/15 Progress Report documented that the patient continues to have pain in her lower back and bilateral hip, which radiates down to the foot. There is also radiating pain to the left side of the neck. The lower back and hip pain are…

positive for Methadone and nurse did an exceptional job on observing and saw some bruising on the forearms that set off some red flags. Patient declined on doing any illegal drugs or taking any over the counter drugs. She was also a smoker and that could be heard by auscultating her lungs which produced bilateral wheezing. It was patient’s first pregnancy so the nurse did some basic teaching on what to expect during contractions and delivery. Since the patient was positive for Methadone, she…

Help for the hopeless Pain can be very intense it may seem perfectly reasonable to want something that would make it stop and find some relief. It is a complicated issue, but there has to be some balance and responsibility when consuming painkillers. According to the centers for Disease control and prevention, nearly 2 million Americans abused prescription painkillers in 2013, with 44 people dying from an overdose each day (D’ Amora). Although, these are devastating news; this is not the worse…

wheezing or difficulty breathing [may be a sign of an allergy to the medication](Signs). Treatment for people who want to no longer be dependent or addicted to pain prescription pills may find relief in other medications while detoxing such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. These medications and cognitive behavioral therapy is the best route for most patients…

This writer met with the patient list above to address the negative metabolites based on her UDS results on 05/4/2017. The patient appeared to be confused about why she was negative and asked questions about what is metabolites, of which this writer explained to the patient. The patient immediately denies falsifying her urine and says " Why would I do that......I do not what happen....I did not do anything to the urine. Something is wrong with that." This writer explained to the patient that…

Case Background: On March 2, 2017 at approximately 9:00am I, Investigator James Poffel was assigned an investigation in reference to a drug endangered newborn that was exposed to the mother’s drug usage during her pregnancy. The newborn is Andrew Pruett, born January 10, 2017. The mother is Acacia Pruett. The referral was first sent in to Muskogee County DHS because while hospital staff was speaking with Acacia she admitted to using methamphetamine at the beginning of her pregnancy. Drug tests…

The role of correctional nurses in federal prisons is one of great importance. In 2010, there were over 700 nurses employed by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) (Canadian Nurses Association, 2010). Most of these nurses were the primary health care providers for the majority of the 23,062 inmates incarcerated in one of the 53 federal penitentiaries in Canada, representing 0.081 percent of the Canadian population (Reitano, 2016). The most prevalent health issue in Canadian federal prisons…

Drug addiction is an intricate disease that is characterized by compulsive drug use. It affects behaviors and several brain regions, especially those involved with rewards, motivation, learning, and memory. The path to drug addiction starts with the voluntary act of using a drug. If a person continues to take a drug frequently over a large period of time the act becomes less and less voluntary. Eventually, using the drug becomes second nature to the person and they can’t fully function…