Oxycodone

During the year of 2014 over 47,000 deaths occurred due to overdoses on opioids (CDC, 2016). Prescription drug abuse is a rising epidemic in the United States as there has been a 200% increase in the amount of deaths involving opioids from 2000-2014 (CDC, 2016). One of the main concerns for this increase is that these drugs are not being illegally purchased and distributed, but are being legally prescribed to patients by doctors. The question that many ask is, "How can prescription drug abuse be…

palliative care. A case report of a 36 year old female with metastatic breast cancer demonstrated a 37% reduction in pain scores, as well as a 61.4% reduction in the amount of opioids required to manage her pain.1 The patient was initially taking oxycodone (sustained-release…

DOI: 1/19/2006. The patient is a 59 -year-old male housekeeping aide who sustained a work-related injury to his neck, head and low back when the elevator he was riding suddenly drops causing him to fall backwards. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with status post cervical spine fusion; chronic pain syndrome; radiculopathy, cervical region; spinal stenosis, cervical region; and cervicobrachial syndrome. According to OMNI notes, the patient had cervical discectomy and fusion, lumbar strain…

DOI: 11/2/2014. Patient is a 43-year old male field technician who sustained injury to his back when he was moving an object. Per OMNI, he was initially diagnosed with lower back strain. Per medical report dated 11/12/14, the patient was referred to massage therapy and advised to use heat and to continue Flexeril. Based on progress report dated 06/04/15, the patient presents with constant and sharp low back pain, which radiates down the right leg posteriorly to his foot with numbness and…

labors. Hospitals administer drugs to make women more vulnerable to agree with doctors and nurses. Similarly, opiates help doctors chronic pain patients. As a result, doctors would be quick to pull out a prescription pad. Furthermore, OxyContin, oxycodone, and heroin all come from the morphine molecule, which means essentially, they are all the same. All of these drugs are highly addictive drugs. For instance, Purdue Pharma promoted OxyContin as a painkiller with no possibility of addiction,…

December 2011, I hop off the bus and realize that my dad is not home. That was the first sign that something was wrong. I had a feeling in my stomach that I had never experienced before, and that was dread. Before I can ask what’s going on, I’m told to quickly pack a bag, and that we would be staying somewhere else for the night. It isn’t until we are on the road that we are told my grandma has had a life threatening stroke. What followed after that is hazy. I was terrified and confused. I did…

easy to see why. The over prescribing, and over using of these drugs has become the norm. Typically prescribed for short term, or temporary pain, opiates work in the center of your brain. So once you have become accustomed to consuming hydrocodone, oxycodone, or OxyContin, it is a trial to stop without facing a world of trouble. We can help ease that pain, and remove part of the difficulty. Symptoms that we commonly see: • Agitation • Restlessness • Anxiety • Suicidal Ideations •…

Kapp, Maurer, Auwärter, Winkelmann, and Hermanns-Clausen (2011) describe a case of a 25-year-old male who developed jaundice and pruritus after ceasing to ingest Kratom. The patient had been using Kratom acquired “via the Internet (www.thai-kratom)” for two weeks (Kapp et al., 2011, para. 3). On the second day after having quit taking the Kratom powder the man began experiencing subjective fever and chills. Restlessness and insomnia was also reported by the patient, possibly signalling…

Description Discuss the usage of controlled drugs, why been prohibited to use by individuals, why five schedules, which schedule ineligible to use by prescription and give examples for each schedule. Discuss the usage of controlled drugs? Controlled drugs are used to treat moderate to severe pain. Short-acting formulations are taken as needed for pain. For example Morphine used before the surgery. Morphine and Codeine, are the most powerful pain treatments. These usually are reserved for the…

Case Study: Assessment 3 Nursing Management Plan Nursing management of the patient is important to make sure the patient is safe and comfortable. Nursing care plans are created to aid in communication and organization of Mr. C's specific care needs and actions that can be addressed by the changing nursing staff. Upon arrival to the neurosurgical ward, Mr. C was alert, obeying commands and presenting a GCS of 15, along with a pain score of 5/10 where he was given appropriate analgesia. Left…