Opiate

The War on Drugs: Has it been worth the price. Introduction The war on drugs in America has been fought since the 1880s when the Chinese Exclusion Act was first passed by congress. Several pieces of legislation have followed this initial volley in the war up to present day. Statistics from 2011 showed there where 1.6 million state and federal prisoners (Guerino, Harrison, & Sabol, 2011) according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The United States has nearly a half million more…

Gavin Bart’s journal article Maintenance Medication for Opiate Addiction: The Foundation of Recovery provided the scientific information regarding how methadone works to reduce heroin withdraw symptoms once it is ingested into the human body. Bart’s article provided descriptive information on the typical methadone dosages used. This article was the only article to provide information dosage information and information about the possible serious side effects of lethal respiratory suppression. The…

number of patients needlessly suffer physical pain and mental distress at the end of life” (Miller, Miller, Jolley, 2001). Pain progresses with every stage of a terminal illness; therefore medical providers will prescribe more potent drugs such as opiates. However, opioid drugs are a double-edged sword due to their ability to reduce pain while causing respiratory depression eventually resulting in death. Hospices provide a high nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:12 creating an unsafe environment and…

Since the speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” was given by Sojourner Truth in 1797, there have been significant changes in the rights of women. However, the speech poses a question of more than just equal rights among women of different races, but human rights in general. The theme of Ain’t I a Woman is widespread throughout the speech and is personified as equal rights as women, equal rights between races, and equal rights as humans. Ain’t I a Woman forces the audience to decipher between acceptable and…

Nixon also thought that by seizing drugs at the borders it would also automatically reduce the supply of drugs available to the people of the United States. However, Nixon soon realized that even though they were able to seize a significant amount, it was not enough to discourage the drug cartels from smuggling it in. Since their profit margins are so high, they would need to seize more than two thirds of their supply to affect them (Nutt, p. 270). Additionally, drug traffickers would rather cut…

Conclusion Already, the President, governors, government organizations and researchers have started to take steps to understand and deter the abuse of opioid addiction. The Associated Press released a statement that President Donald Trump is promising to increase efforts to fight against the country's opioid addiction epidemic. President Trump has been quoted saying that his administration wants "to help people who have become so badly addicted" (AP, 2017). The president announced a new…

Chronic pruritus is a very irritating itch that usually stays for months at a time. It can be found in men or women and anywhere on the skin. However, if it affects a specific region of the skin, it is known as localized pruritus. If the itch affects the whole body of skin, then it is commonly known as generalized pruritus. This condition has been said to be just as severe as chronic pain and could damage how well you function in your day to day life. Chronic pruritus relates to many other…

choice to first take the drug, then once they have it they can never get enough and become addicted. Some of us are forced to become addicted by doctors by putting them on certain pills. A very large amount of heroin addicts was first introduced to opiates by taking a pain pill that was prescribed to them by their doctor. After a while of taking the pain medications that…

entering care, compulsive substance abusers are far more likely to revert to their old patterns of use very soon after being discharged (Sober Living Communities and Housing Options. (n.d.pg__). 8. Youth Stabilization Programs The state currently only funds four youth treatment programs, 1 female and 3 male youth residential programs in Massachusetts (Carlo, G, 2010). Limited systems exist for youth with only five recovery high schools in the commonwealth as well . Carlo et al, provide clarity…

21 days. 21 days is said to be the amount of days to form a habit. Now, habits can range from either good and bad habits. Good habits like walking your dog everyday to bad ones like procrastinating your work, we are all creatures of habits, good or bad. When I was sixteen, I meet a boy who’s bad habits would later take a toll on my life for a year and a half. It is said that being a drug addict isn’t nearly as bad as being sober and loving a drug addict. Whether it’s a family member, spouse, or…