Withdrawal

cold turkey,” “kicking the habit,” or “getting the monkey off my back.” With this option, the addict decides to suddenly stop using opioids and then to endure withdrawal symptoms and cravings without medical supervision. The process is simple to understand, but the outcome can be tragic due to many hidden dangers. Physical symptoms of withdrawal include chills, sweating, goosebumps, nausea, vomiting or retching, watery eyes, runny nose, diarrhea, dilated pupils, back and joint pain, and body…

substance(s) withdrawal symptoms. PO shared his substance use experience with peers, and identified reasons to stay clean and sober. PO completed the weekly treatment progress, which indicated he attended 2 sober meetings last week. Verification was provided. Lundvall Group topic: Understanding Addiction PO attended group on time and moderately participated in the group activities. PO learned the definition of addiction, the addiction process, and the different types of substance(s)…

the second article, I chose “How Has the 4% Rule Held up Since the Tech Bubble and the 2008 Financial Crisis” by Michael Kitches. The 4% rule is a withdrawal strategy in retirement where you withdrawal 4% of your portfolio a year. The underlying assumption of the rule is that on average your portfolio returns will be greater than 4%. The 4% withdrawal rate was chosen as a conservative rate at which a retiree in any year would not run out of money. According to historical market return analysis,…

Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Benzodiazepines are prescription medicines that decrease the activity of (depress) the central nervous system and cause changes in certain brain chemicals (neurotransmitters). Withdrawal is a group of physical and mental symptoms that can happen when you suddenly stop taking a medicine. There are many types of benzodiazepines. Some benzodiazepines take effect quickly and stay in your system for a short amount of time (short-acting). Other benzodiazepines require more…

relieve the painful withdrawal symptoms that many patients experience when they stop taking certain drugs and alcohol. Medical detox is a medically supervised procedure. Fear of Painful Withdrawal Sadly, the fear of painful withdrawal is the most common reason that many people give for not entering a detox treatment facility. Perhaps they have heard stories from others regarding the lack of care given to them while they suffered excruciating withdrawal. The fact is that withdrawal differs…

are drug addicts. These “drug” babies as they are often referred to suffer withdrawal symptoms known as neonatal abstinence syndrome. For the purposes of this paper, I would like to take a moment to focus on that group. I will explain what it is, discuss its impacts, and also how they develop certain disabilities in order to raise awareness about neonatal…

One of the drugs or rather class of drugs I’d like to discuss are opioids. These drugs/medications which have the tendency to be highly abused, but because of their properties in treating pain, these drugs are widely utilized in modern medical practices. Since the body naturally produces pain killers which are trace amounts of opioid compounds, actual pain killers or opioids enhance these pain killing mechanisms, therefore creating a significant potential for abuse in patients. This is discussed…

person with a high tolerance stops consuming alcohol they are prone to withdrawal symptoms which can include an increased heart rate, anxiety, and hypertension (Passer, Smith, Atikinson, Mitchell, (2017)). The study being done is the Physiological Alcohol Dependence Symptoms in Early Adulthood looked at by a longitudinal perspective (O’Neill, Sher, (2000)). The reasoning behind this study is to follow individual tolerance and withdrawal symptoms over 7 years, in 450 young adults in…

official diagnoses in the American Psychiatric Manual of Mental Disorders, caffeine withdrawal and intoxication. Caffeine should be illegal because it is highly addictive, has few benefits, and has a negative effect on children and adults. Caffeine consumers get addicted quickly, experience withdrawal symptoms and can suffer from caffeine intoxication. Individuals…

today and plan to retire after reaching age 65, making their first withdrawal of funds at age 66 (i.e., 16 years from now). You forecast that they will need, each year in retirement, an annual income with the same purchasing power as $60,000 has today, i.e., their retirement income must keep up with inflation. There is currently a 1.5% annual price inflation rate that is expected to continue indefinitely. (I.e., their first withdrawal from their retirement account must account for the annual…