Methadone

Research Proposal Introduction and Significance Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is defined as chronic relapsing brain disease characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences. AUD can range from mild to severe and recovery is possible regardless of severity. According to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5), AUD consists of two distinct disorders: Alcohol Dependence and Alcohol Abuse, each…

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2014 there were 46.7 million people in poverty with over 21% being under the age of 18 years old (U.S. Census Bureau, 2015). This percentage of poverty is well above other developed countries (Santrock, 2015). For those who live in poverty, acquiring and maintaining basic life necessities such as food, clothing, housing and transportation is a struggle. For someone who has not experienced poverty, the conveniences that life offers, such as a quality…

Introduction It is disheartening to know that over the past 25 years, Americans are still fighting for equality. Disheartening are many measures of the opportunities and difficulties faced by African Americans and, to a lesser extent, White Americans (cite). Social inequality continues to be characterized by unequal opportunities within different social groups. Being a white person in America you are automatically distinguished as “normal,” privileged, and the dominant group. For example, as…

James et al compared combination of oral midazolam-Ketamine and oral trimeparazine- methadone and found to be more effective than the latter. Similarly Tina t al, compared Ketamine alone with Ketamine-promethazine and found that Ketamine yielded better sedation than the combination. Shabbier et al also conducted a study comparing oral midazolam…

A Drug Epidemic America currently faces a drug crisis like none other--a crisis that kills millions of people and even reached the epidemic status. The opioid epidemic disrupts families, futures, and society as a whole. According to health care reporter, Rachel Roubein, President Trump declared the Opioid Epidemic as a “National Public Health Emergency” in late 2017, and has since extended it twice, fulfilling one of his highly anticipated campaign promises. In his announcement, the president…

Is it addictive? If so, what makes it addictive? Heroin is highly addictive, yielding 23% of all people who have tried it addicted. Heroin, like morphine, is made from poppy seeds. Morphine is an opiate used to treat moderate to severe pain under doctor’s prescription. Morphine and heroin work in similar ways, both causing releases of dopamine by connecting to opioid receptors in the brain. However, though they are similar in the way they work, Heroin has 3 times the potency of morphine,…

Dr. Gregory House is a 55-year-old single man; he lives in an apartment by himself and is the head of Diagnostic Medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Dr. Houses’ father was abusive in some instances he would make House take a cold bath and sleep outside thus leading to a very strained relationship between the two. Additionally, Dr. Houses ' relationship with his mother was tainted by her cheating on his father. In his mid-30’s, Dr. House suffered an infarction in his leg…

Treatment vs. Incarceration for Opioid Abuse There are more than 15 million Americans that suffer from opioid abuse disorder (WHO,2014). This paper looks at treatment options verses incarceration. Out of the 2 million people in federal and state prison more than one-quarter of them suffer from drug abuse (Common Sense for Drug Policy, 2016). What is more astonishing is that most of them do not receive the treatment they need to recover from their opiate addiction. There are many treatment…

The placebo effect and its benefits The placebo effect is a very interesting area of study also called the placebo response. In which a fake treatment, an inactive substance can sometimes improve a patient 's thinking simply because the person has the expectation that it will be helpful. What all placebos have in common is that they do not contain any active substance meant to affect health. A person given such an ineffectual treatment will often have a perceived or actual improvement in their…

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…