Naloxone

after surgery and to help treat people with a narcotic addiction it is one of the easiest drugs for someone to get their hands on. When buprenorphine is used to treat a narcotic addiction it is combined with an ingredient that is called naloxone. The purpose of naloxone is to counter the effects of a buprenorphine overdose. Buprenorphine is considered both a narcotic and a controlled substance. Buprenorphine. Although, the drug problem that we face in Appalachia runs a lot deeper than…

This disorder is when someone cannot and never has had the ability to perceive or feel any sort of pain done to their body. People with Congenital Insensitivity to Pain although unable to feel pain, can feel the difference between hot, cold, and dull and sharp, but cannot feel if something is burning them. People with this disorder also have very overt autonomic symptoms, so they tend to show a lot of their actions that are supposed to be involuntary. Congenital Insensitivity is a genetically…

After searching, police found Roof carrying strips of suboxone, a powerful narcotic commonly used to treat opiate dependence. Suboxone has very risky side effects. It’s a medication that contains buprenorphine and naloxone. Buprenorphine is a synthetic opiate and naloxone is a drug that blocks feelings of euphoria. Suboxone has been reported in the past to lead to violent outbursts and aggressive acts of rage under its influence. Roof did not have a prescription for the drug, which is commonly…

Surprisingly, Temple explains that most of their customers come directly from Appalachia. With 43% from Kentucky alone, a whole nation was being reached. Temple found that taking the trip is “indicative of the level of desperation most addicts feel” to obtain their next high. Becoming depended on painkillers is no different than addiction to the drugs we hear about only on television. Temple was careful enough to not give away too much more of his novel but urged the audience to understand that…

It has been reported that at least 190 Nassau County residents have died last year due to heroin and prescription painkiller overdoses. Heroin is known to be a very addictive drug because it is a painkiller that enters the brain very quickly, and therefore gives fast results. The majority of people in our society like instant gratification. Heroin is a highly addictive synthetic (made of chemicals) opiate drug. It is made from morphine which is taken from an opiate poppy plant. Heroin can be…

talk about the Opioid abuse problems in America. According to Anonymous (2015), as of 2010, opioid-related deaths accounted for 60% of all overdoses and drug overdose deaths outnumbered motor vehicle deaths in 2009. Programs are being started to get naloxone kits into the hands of lay people to help prevent death due to an opioid overdose. The providers in the state of Virginia, where I live and practice, are starting to search national registries before prescribing opioids to patients. However,…

fentanyl, morphine, and, of course, heroin. Using painkillers in any way other than as prescribed greatly increases the risk of an overdose. Targiniq ER, a long-acting oxycodone formulation, contains the abuse-deterrent medication naloxone. If injected or snorted, naloxone will cause immediate and painful withdrawal symptoms, thereby reducing the potential for abuse. Many physicians feel that this is a step in the right direction to reduce the abuse potential of…

to achieve these goals would begin from a series of small changes starting with myself. My curiosity and drive to provide quality care for my patients continuously raise concerns, that I believe, needs to be addressed. For example, is dispensing naloxone kits in the community and at the workplace truly effective in minimizing the risk of fentanyl overdose in Vancouver? What can we do to improve or increase compliance for our patients who are at risk? I want to develop the skills and knowledge of…

Aldridge, C. (2016). What’s planned in building near CVS Pharmacy. Midland Daily News. Retrieved from http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/What-s-planned-in-building-near-CVS-Pharmacy-9514418.php In this article, the author discusses a CVS store in South Saginaw that’s expanding to 13,600 square foot. In return, for it to be large enough to respond to the medical and dental building that’s being built right across the street. So, to build that area up for the community, the size of the…

intramuscular, intravenous, and the easier but less common way, nasally. Technically anybody can administer Narcan nasally even without medical training. You simply lie the patient on their back and spray the drug into one or both nostrils. Although Naloxone is easy to administer it is not a replacement for medical treatment. It takes about 30 minutes for Narcan to start to wear off and after 90 minutes the effects will be mostly absent. The patient will return to have difficulty breathing and…