Methadone

Medication-Assisted Treatment Needs-Based Assessment Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is intriguing addiction treatment concept, in that it treats individuals with a combination of an addictive, substitute opioid medication (Methadone or Suboxone), in conjunction with counseling therapy. MAT is a significantly popular and practiced evidence-based treatment model throughout the word for this population. (De Maeyer et al., 2011). Unlike abstinence-based models of treatment, MAT as a treatment…

Babies Born Addicted Did you know that people use drugs on a daily basis, specifically pregnant women? This has been a problem since the 1980s. According to Stephen Davis, a news reporter from Fox6Now, up to 13,000 babies a year are born addicted to drugs (Davis 1). Pregnant women are using drugs and their young ones are coming out addicted and unhealthy. Cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine are some of the common drugs used by pregnant women. Babies born to drug using mothers are commonly…

The purpose of having social services is to protect others when in need of extra help. The true definition of a social service is government services provided for the benefit of the community, such as education, medical care, and housing. However, social services are mostly aimed for the welfare of helpless children who need a new home for a certain amount of time until the parent is able to take custody again. Sadly, social services are not doing their jobs correctly; plenty of children are…

In the recent years there has been an increase in the use of Opioids. I would not have realized how big the drug epidemic was if I had not taken the Addiction and Substance 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…

Field Site Experience PORT Human Services on Paladin Drive offers an opioid treatment programs (OTP; it is known as PORT Methadone Clinic. My experience at PORT OTP has been an emotional roller coaster. I had an interview with another student, my site supervisor, another counselor, and the site director. During the interview, I was told that if I could successfully complete practicum at this site, I would be prepared to work with any population and any facility in the profession. I was informed…

patient that self harms know that they will require the same kind of support that someone withdrawing from opioids requires. It is fairly well understood that going cold turkey is not best for opioid withdrawal, and instead we should use drugs such as methadone to help decrease the craving. In the same manner, other activities, such as the mindfulness training that Alison took part in should be used to help with the withdrawal from self harming. It is important for nurses to draw these parallels…

any one particular gene that would be responsible for any specified addiction; though the possibility of multiple variants and genes that can cause vulnerability (Kreek, 2011). Earlier research had lead to the development of what we now know as methadone maintenance treatment/facilities. These developments are implemented for long-term opiate…

Joshua The patient presented for group on time. The patient was dressed according to the season. The patient introduced himself and checked in as a "7." The patient reported being abstinent from all mood-altering substances for two days. Patient disclosed, "I am alright, I am okay.” The patient was asked what was he doing when the flood of 1999 occurred and the patient stated “ I was six-teen years old, the weather was hot and I was angry because I could not find any marijuana.” The patient…

The con that may be preventing a company from going forward to implement a drug testing policy would be the accuracy of the test results. There are few different methods that used when someone is being tested. These methods include; first the most common types would be breath & urine. Some other methods that can be used to test for drug use would be hair, oral fluid, blood and sometimes even sweat. While disregarding the fact that there are many types of methods used for drug testing. Whichever…

As the number of Americans struggling with alcohol or drug use has risen to alarmingly high levels, substance abuse has become a major public health concern. The abuse of illegal drugs, prescription medications, and alcohol does not only have negative physical and social consequences for the individuals who use them; the implications are widespread among entire communities as substance abuse has been linked to increasing rates of violence, sexually transmitted diseases, and motor vehicle…