Methadone

18 years old. He started doing drugs when he was 20 years old. He experimented with marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. At 25 years old, heroin became his addiction. Currently, he has been clean from heroin for 7 years. Unfortunately, he has to take methadone to help him from using heroin, but it’s better than actually using the drug. He has never been married, though, he does have 3 children; he has never been active in their lives besides providing for them financially, provided that he was not…

Haley Dotson Opiates are drugs that are used to treat pain, some may also see them called Opioids or Narcotics. They may be legal or illegal. Some of the most popular and recognizable opiates are called Codeine, Heroin, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Methadone, Meperidine, Morphine, and Oxycodone and many more. Along with the brand names of these opiates some are also known as Vicodin, Dilaudid, Demerol, Percocet, and Oxycontin. Wrongly using these drugs can affect people in many ways. First,…

The children born to these mothers must be given substances like methadone post-birth, to prevent sever withdraw. These methadone treatments combined with natal care can be effective in the development of the child post-pregnancy. These babies suffer from extreme pre-mature birth and low birth weight. This is known as neonatal withdraw syndrome. Later learning disabilities can be somewhat prevented by the sporadical use of methadone. Heroin itself does not cause any major malformations. It also…

her take home bottles from her because he had this assumption that the patient hid his wallet. When questioned about where she store her locking container. The patient first response was in the living room. Please note, the patient boyfriend seek methadone treatment at the Hartford Dispensary and as per patient, he currently have take home bottles.…

Thank you Mr. Chairman. I am grateful that this committee has the opportunity to address the various challenges associated with the opioid epidemic. I would also like to thank Ranking Member Brelage as well as the witnesses for being present at the hearing and willing to lend their knowledge expertise to help find a solution to this complex problem our country is facing. Additionally, I would like to thank my constituent and personal friend, Mrs. Mary McLane for providing me with her story…

The applicant is a 28 year old, single Caucasian female, who resides on her own. The patient resides in a two bedroom apartment in the hopes of her children returning to her care once the addiction resolve her addiction. The applicant's drug of choice is heroin and her last use was yesterday, 2 grams of heroin by IV. In addition, the applicant self-admits to also relapsing with the use of cocaine yesteday-$50 bag by IV. The applicant first began using heroin at the age of 14, but consistently…

In the 2010 leadership debate, David Cameron (who is an expert of the field of addiction) made a statement that he was “against people being put on a substitute drug”. Cameron desired to say that he desired to develop a policy of ‘recovery from’, rather than ‘treatment of’ addiction. Cameron has begun to put the policy into practice. All workers and patients in the field of alcohol, drugs, and any other addictions will agree that the treatment program that the patient is on will have an…

to how these issues exist in every area of 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…

Substance abuse or misuse in the Older Adult population is a growing problem. As our population ages this problem will increase. Alcohol is reported to be the primary substance of abuse for persons aged 50 or Older. Opiates are the second most common one. Common drugs are prescribed for anxiety, pain, and insomnia. Older Adults can become addicted as do their younger counterparts due to taking medications first for pain management. Treatment resources for pain management and addictions are…

Vanessa Parkey Coach Matt Health 4 May 2015 Opium Introduction Twenty-eight-year-old, Thomas De Quincey, took 50 to 150 grains of opium daily for relief. He had used opium since he was eighteen. A classmate recommended laudanum (a form of opium) for pain relief from a toothache to De Quincey in the autumn of 1804. He started taking opium as a pain reliever for intense stomach pains, most likely caused by the stresses of his childhood. De Quincey was a full supporter of opium and found it…