Sedative

by a German pharmaceutical company called Grünenthal in Stolberg. In 1957, under the brand name Contergan , it was marketed as a sedative, tranquiliser and antiemetic that was found to be effective when prescribed to pregnant women to help combat the many symptoms associated with morning sickness. Chemically similar to barbituates, the drug became a popular sedative and by the following year, although it was never approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it went into general use…

Ethanol and caffeine are two of the most commonly consumed psychoactive compounds and mixtures of caffeinated energy drinks and alcohol have become popular among young people (Alford et al., 2010). The consumption of ethanol, even in low to moderate doses, can impair psychomotor as well as cognitive ability resulting in a significant decline in performance in terms of reaction time, attention span, and driving ability, among other (Roehrs et al, 1994) and it is currently well known that ethanol…

Drug use is still alive and well among juvenile in the United States, all though alcohol and tobacco are the drug of choice for most juveniles a national survey on Drug Use and Health in 2010 has estimated that 22.6 million adolescents in the United States ages 12 and up were currently on some type of illicit drug. There are many different type of illicit drugs to include marijuana, cocaine (including crack), Ecstasy, methamphetamine, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, and prescription-type…

they can be lethal to animals and vice versa. For example, arsenic is poisonous for humans, but for sheep is harmless; acetaminophen is lethal to cats but safe for humans; morphine is a stimulant for some animals such as cats and horses, but it is a sedative to humans and other animals such as mice. Animals are not…

predatory drug is a term used to identify drugs that can be used to facilitate sexual assault. Some predatory drugs are GHB, Rohypnol, and ketamine. Predatory drugs are used to drug others. Most of the time that these drugs are used are to drug a person that does not know it’s happening so they can do bad things to that person. GHB can cause many medical problems and in some cases death. GHB can put people that use it in a coma or they can have seizures. GHB is normally known to be used by some…

A review of the records reveals the member to be an adult female with a birth date of 08/12/1956. The member has a diagnosis of Restless Leg Syndrome. The member’s treating provider, Josette Johnson, MD recommended the member continue the use of Gralise ER 600mg tablets. The carrier has denied coverage of Gralise ER 600mg tablets as experimental and/or investigational and not medically necessary. There is a letter from the carrier to the member dated 03/21/2016, which states in part:…

Anthony Ray Hinton, a recently exonerated death row inmate, once said, “Being on death row has taken so much from me as a human being. I spent 30 years on death row for something I didn’t do” (Wolf and Johnson 1). Unfortunately, Hinton is not the only one. From 1973 to 2015, about 155 prisoners were exonerated after being sentenced to the death penalty. Capital punishment, or the death penalty, has been around since the eighteenth century B.C. and is still used today. A wide variety of methods…

Case Conceptualization and Treatment Plan Summary Sarah Goldfarb, a character in Requiem for a Dream, is a widow who loves alone. Her son rarely visits, however when he does, it is to steal her television set to pawn off for drug money. She continually buys the set back and is advised by the store owner to call the police on her son. She is uncomfortable with the idea of getting law enforcement involved with her son. Sarah receives notification that she is to appear on television…

1. On presentation, this patient’s overdose has resulted in the following symptoms: bradycardia, bradypnea, hypotension, hypothermia, hypoxia, and non-responsive to pain. For this patient, an endotracheal tube would be placed to protect the airway and start mechanical ventilation, since the patient is having difficulty maintaining spontaneous ventilation. This will also protect the airway from potential aspiration. Continuous oxygen therapy at 100% to help improve the patient’s hypoxia.…

Everybody has it. It is a natural part of life. Fortunately for most of us it isn't intense and persistent. It is anxiety. When speaking in front of a class, when peering down from a ledge, when waiting to play in the big game, anyone of us might feel anxious. But when this occasional uneasiness becomes overwhelming and an everyday occurrence, one might be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are psychological…