Oxycodone

The top prescribing doctors were aware that significant amount of Oxycodone being sold. Individuals without insurance could buy the drug in cash creating an opportunity for its illegal use and easy way for the abusers to access the drug. The doctors and company employees facilitated in violation of more than 2000 DEA provisions…

Social construction emphasizes the process through which concepts and beliefs about the world are formed (and reformed) and through which meanings are attached to things and events (2009). One thing that is socially constructed in both negative and positive ways in the United States is marijuana. On one side of the issue, marijuana is allowed in some states to be used for recreational purposes, like California and more recently Colorado, while in others you can be fined for the use of it, for an…

“As the problem of drug prescriptions for controlled substances continue to soar, there were 6.4 million Americans using prescription-type psychotherapeutic drugs non medically. Of the 6.4 million, 4.7 million use pain relievers (“Abuse”). The use of prescriptions will always be misused there is no way to resolve this problem, and it’s always going to be a dramatic increase in prescription drug abuse. Abusers will have temptation to relapse. Misuse of an addiction to opioids is a national…

There are many autoimmune diseases that affects a 5% of the population. This occurs when the immune system can not detect the difference between self and nonself. The human immune system protects the body from foreign virus’ and sends antibodies to kill the unknown virus. This disease then causes the body to produce antibodies that will attack against the body’s healthy cells. It proceeds to attack itself and it’s healthy body cells. The actual cause of autoimmune disease is unknown. One theory…

The containers were placed into evidence at the Port Richey Police Department. In the same pocket there was a cut straw located, which contained trace amounts of a white powdery substance. The substance inside of the straw was field tested for oxycodone, with a positive result. The straw was placed into evidence at the Port Richey Police…

Opioids, including oxycodone, are used to alleviate pain, especially in the instance of medical procedures. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) such valproate are targeted towards slowing down the CNS to treat disorders such as epilepsy and seizures. A pregnancy often brings discomforts…

Pain management is an integral aspect of health care, especially in the case of end-of-life patients. For many of these patients Hospice care is provided to ease their passing. “Hospice focuses on caring, not curing and in most cases care is provided in the patient's home. Hospice care also is provided in freestanding hospice centers, hospitals, and nursing homes and other long-term care facilities” (Hospice Care. (2015, July 23)). When it comes to treating these patients for pain, it comes from…

marketing skills to increase the use of Valium, thereby creating the first 100 million dollar drug. His marketing approach included: indulging doctors with expensive dinners; offering generous speaking fees; and fancy junkets. This approach has been so effective that the entire industry has adopted it. Arthur was so ingenious, that he realized from completing research that the growth area in pharmaceuticals was pain medication. Consequently, in 1984, Purdue Pharma took a cancer pain…

The quote “pain is weakness leaving the body”; can be traced to the Marine Corps. This motivational quote is often used to inspire marines to endure painful stimuli. But what is pain? Pain is a neurological response to stressful stimuli, such as an illness or injury. It can manifest in one of two ways: chronic or acute pain. Chronic pain is persistent pain that can last for years. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the National Institutes of Health,…

his face and head and he was wearing a hospital gown. Batman did not have a lot of time to waste at the scene, so he used his blood-analyzer gadget and tested the victim for the possibility of being drugged. The test results came back positive for oxycodone overdose, which led to the cause of death being a cardiac arrest. After the blood test, Batman…