Oxycodone

In week one of class we discussed the four historical approaches Humanism, Behaviorism, Cognitive and Psychodynamic. Of these four approaches I can identify with Behaviorism because of the three historical perspectives for this approach being Associative Learning, Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning. Operant Condition is a perspective that I can give an example of being used in my life. I work for a call center and in that environment; we have a quality assurance program. The…

Being physically and psychologically impaired, whether it’s a depressant such as alcohol, or a stimulant such as amphetamines, is the most dangerous and deadliest aspects anyone under the influence can endure. Legal drugs and illegal drugs have a great effect on a person’s perception and consciousness. Psychedelic drugs, like marijuana affect thinking and reactions. Opioid pain medications and other psychoactive drugs have similarities; it even becomes addictive after a built of tolerance.…

Opioids are psychoactive substances derived from the opium poppy, or their synthetic analogues. They are natural, semisynthetic or synthetic narcotic drugs used as painkiller such as morphine, meth or methadone, oxycodone, fentanyl, hydrocodone, codeine, hydromorphone and buprenorphine. They are legal only when prescribed. Opioid overdose (OOD) occurs by accident or on purpose. OOD depresses central nervous and respiratory systems leading to drowsiness, slow breathing, pinpoint pupils, bluish…

In the world of medicine, pain is associated with different types of diseases. Pain can be sudden such as a headache, fever, aches and pains, or pain can be continuous such as arthritis. There are many different kinds of pain relievers available to help reduce pain either by prescription or non-prescription medications. The first type of medication is non-narcotic analgesic drugs that can be bought over-the-counter without a prescription. According to Turley, (2014) aspirin (Bayer),…

they never explicitly recommended opioid prescribing, they did include recognition of the right of patients to appropriate assessment and management of pain. To titrate the pain either acute or chronic, the prescribing of strong opioids such as oxycodone has increased dramatically in the United States over the past two decades. Opioids come in many forms, from prescription painkillers to street heroin. According to data, fatal overdoses from prescription opioids…

Heath Ledger was born in Australia and at a young age his parents divorced, to help cope with this he found an emotional release in acting (Biography Editors, n.d.). At age 16 Ledger decided to pursue a career in acting landing small roles in television until 1999 when he starred in his breakout role, which was Ten Things I Hate About You (Biography Editors, n.d.). Soon after this role Ledger began being subjective to the roles his took because he didn’t want to repeat the same role (Lifetime, n…

This writer met with the patient list above to address the negative metabolites based on her UDS results on 05/4/2017. The patient appeared to be confused about why she was negative and asked questions about what is metabolites, of which this writer explained to the patient. The patient immediately denies falsifying her urine and says " Why would I do that......I do not what happen....I did not do anything to the urine. Something is wrong with that." This writer explained to the patient that…

Case Background: On March 2, 2017 at approximately 9:00am I, Investigator James Poffel was assigned an investigation in reference to a drug endangered newborn that was exposed to the mother’s drug usage during her pregnancy. The newborn is Andrew Pruett, born January 10, 2017. The mother is Acacia Pruett. The referral was first sent in to Muskogee County DHS because while hospital staff was speaking with Acacia she admitted to using methamphetamine at the beginning of her pregnancy. Drug tests…

Unfortunately for them, places like Florida and Mexico have systems in place so that nearly anybody can get their hands on prescription drugs. In fact, it is often times as simple as walking in complaining about some pain and walking away with enough oxycodone for distribution. Also since they are obtained with a valid prescription from a corrupt doctor the DEA cannot prosecute the offender. This is how the trade protects those involved. Despite how the preceding…

Heath. According to Peta Hellard, Heath Ledger died from an acute intoxication from the combined of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine. These drugs are a combination of painkillers, anti-anxiety drugs, and sleeping drugs. This particular blend of drugs can cause the brain to fall asleep, faltering the capacity of the heart and lung function. (Davis, 2008) Oxycodone ~ Depressant, trade names: OxyContin, Percodan Hydrocodone ~ Stimulant, trade name (combined…