Naloxone

Program Description Overview The United States is currently undergoing a deadly epidemic, prescription pain killers are taking more lives than motor vehicle accidents, more than cocaine and heroin combined, they are creating an addiction that seems to be growing out of control and law and health officials do not know how to control it. Since 1990 drug overdose rates have tripled in the United States, accounting for nearly 15,000 deaths alone in 2008 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Engaging the Community in Assessment and Decision Making: Prescription Drug Overdose In today’s world, many people are dying in the United States because of prescription drug overdoses. “Every 19 minutes, someone in the United States dies from an unintentional prescription drug overdose. One major contributing factor to the rise in such deaths is the increased use of opioid analgesics” (APHA, 2015). What is alarming is that even though these prescriptions were given for a medical reason, they…

Imagine something affecting your state that surpasses the amount of deaths caused by homicide, suicide, motor vehicle accidents, and AIDS combined. That is what is happening in New Jersey. Despite numerous efforts by the state, the opioid epidemic is still on the rise. In 2015, a study conducted by New Jersey advanced media states that, “the per-capita rate of 8.3 heroin-related deaths per 100,000 people is more than triple the national rate reported by the Centers for Disease Control”…

The United States (U.S.) is expected to become more diverse with steady population growth until 2050 in which demographic shifts such as race, ethnicity, and age will necessitate understanding the needs of this diverse population to initiate health and preventative programs (Pérez & Luquis, 2014). The purpose of this paper is to describe demographic characteristics for the city of Franklin, Ohio to include the demographic makeup, ethnicity, and illness and health status; identify trends and…

Introduction Opioids are substances derived from the opium poppy, or engineered analogs with similar impacts. Some drugs in this class are morphine, heroin, tramadol, oxycodone and methadone. Opioids can possibly bring about substance dependence that is portrayed by a powerful urge to take opioids, disabled control over opioid use, relentless opioid use notwithstanding destructive results, a higher need given to opioid use than to different exercises and commitments, expanded resistance, and a…

into crying as he falls unconscious with the needle still in his hand. A moment later he awakens, thankful that he bought more Naloxone at the drug store on his way home today and even more thankful his buddy saved his life again. The availability of Narcan (or naloxone) has made it easier and easier to reverse an opioid overdose, but is this a good or a bad thing? Naloxone should not be administered by non-medical professionals because it enables heroin addicts, waste money, and causes people…

Narcan is the brand name, and most commonly known and used name, for the drug Naloxone. It works by reversing the effects of opioids, particularly during an overdose. It is administered by injection into a person experiencing an overdose. Narcan works specifically against opioids and does not counter the effects of other types of drugs, alcohol, or other sedatives or stimulants. Opioids include heroin and prescription drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl, hydrocodone, codeine, and methadone.…

EMS runs, Naloxone was either administered to patients intranasally, intramuscularly, or intravenously. All methods of administration result in the same hospitalization time and side effects. Intranasal Naloxone can be administered by anyone with minimal training while intravenous and intramuscular Naloxone can only be administered by advanced EMTs because of the need for an I.V. ( Kerr, D., Kelly, A., Dietze, P., Jolley, D., & Barger, B 2009). Intravenous and intramuscular Naloxone should…

The use of Narcan and Naloxone and effects on law enforcement. The use of Narcan and Naloxone has had several positive effects on law enforcement. One way the use of Narcan and Naloxone has positively impacted police is related to them being able to save multiple lives with the proper training. Some even feel great after doing so (Caleb J. Banta-Green, 2013, p. 1106). Law enforcement are often the first to respond to medical emergencies. Therefore, they are used to witnessing the changing…

We can accept the null hypothesis that the administering of Naloxone reduces the behavior of play, which represents a specific inhibition of behavior. This can further be understood by when an opioid antagonist (Nalaxone) is administered to a rat it reduces social behavior (pins), but does not produce nonspecific inhibition of behavior (rears). Evidence is consisted with a study that was conducted by Vanderschuren, Niesink, and Van Ree that examined the significance of social play behavior in…