In our research out group has identified the following problems that affect healthcare, the opioid epidemic, health disparities in minorities, specifically organ and bone marrow donation, prescription drug abuse, and lack of fertility insurance coverage. We will provide a more detailed discussion throughout this brief. The opioid epidemic dates all the way back to the […]
“The year 2017 saw over 70,000 overdose deaths in America.”According to the novel Opioid use disorder: A Holistic Guide to Assessment,Treatment, and Recovery by Charles Atkins. “ Over 70% of those who become opioid dependent begin with prescription pain medications, either prescribed (about 30%) or obtained from friends and family (over 40%). Americans consume over […]
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Get help with your assignmentThe opioid epidemic has been a great issue in the nation. There are many tragic situation of the prescription drug affecting someone’s life for the worse. In this policy memo, I will be discussion and informing the issues and the controversy of the opioid epidemic and will be giving background information of this epidemic and […]
Introduction The opioid crisis has become a growing concern in the United States. Due to the increased availability, either legally or otherwise, of these highly potent substances, the number of people overdosing on opioids has substantially increased over the last couple of years. While there have been numerous efforts by stakeholders in the medical community, […]
The Opioid epidemic has plagued America as a medical health crisis for the past thirty years. The crisis began in the early 1990s and has since occurred in three separate waves (Liu, Pei, & Soto, 2018). The first wave appeared in 1991 as doctors became unaware of how highly addictive the painkillers were that they […]
Abstract Over the past year, 3.6 percent of adolescents have misused opioids. Opioids are a class of drugs that interact with opioid receptors on nerve cells in the body and the brain. Opioids are used to treat pain, cough, and diarrhea. Opioids come in tablet forms and are usually distributed by doctors, these pills should […]
“Overdose deaths involving opioids have increased sixfold since 1999. In 2017, the most recent year for which data is available, opioid overdoses killed more than forty-seven thousand people, or more than six times the number of U.S. military service members killed in the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan” (Felter). This shocking statistic relays only […]
Opioids on Campuses College is where to specialize your skillset to compete in this globalized market. Unfortunately, the reputations of United States colleges are being disturbed by the opioid crisis. Young adults are more likely to overdose now than in any recorded time. This graph shows the number of opioid-related overdose deaths in Indiana from 1999-2016. […]
One solution to the inflating narcotic trafficking industry, the United States urges the United Nations to consider reducing the amount of opioid prescriptions medical professionals are authorized to prescribe for legitimate medical conditions. Many people who have been prescribed a painkiller abuse it therefore, becoming addicted. The United States has created a three-step plan to […]
Twenty seconds is all it took to kill 19-year-old Dustin Manning. His devastated parents,said the toxicology report found he had taken a toxic mix of heroin and fentanyl, a synthetic opioid so powerful it’s fatal.”the amount of fentanyl in his body was equivalent to 3 grains of salt. Less than an hour later, at 6:53am, […]
The opioid epidemic is something that affects every part of a person’s life whether it be the user or the user’s family. It also affects professionals that come into contact with the user. The opioid epidemic affects healthcare professionals because their patients are misusing the opioids that have been prescribed to them. Also, healthcare professionals […]
Growing up in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, I was always hyperaware of staying away from substances due to the fear of addiction. My family and I joined my father in his AA meetings as he struggled with nicotine addiction and alcoholism. When my sister turned 21, my father would always warn her not to drink excessively. […]
In order to live, the human body needs air to breathe, but sleep helps the body to function and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. In a lifetime humans spend about one-third of it sleeping. Being well rested can change how well the human body functions during the day. Sleep affects the brain and […]
As a pet parent you want to support your pet’s health in every way you can. Pets struggle with many of the same health conditions that their humans do, which may have you looking for a safe and natural way to help them heal. While marijuana and THC products can be dangerous for animals, hemp […]
“The functions of sleep are not fully understood or fully explained by science and this has led to the undervaluation of sleep by health professionals. Traditionally thought is that perhaps inactivity was a survival mechanism during the vulnerable period of night or a way to conserve energy, but more recent research suggests that sleep is […]
One example of the legal performance-enhancing drug is Chromium Picolinate. This accesses stored fat in your body and converts that fat to energy. This gives people who are active the ability to work harder and longer because there is much more energy. It also burns fat so it helps people who are training to lose […]
Overview of Substance Abuse Substance Abuse in the ElderlThe focus of this paper will be pointed on the subject of substance abuse in the elderly community. Things that will be included in the paper include the prevalence of substance abuse, how to identify someone who has problems with substance abuse, interventions, and solutions or treatments […]
In the beginning of the 1990’s, opioids and opioid-combination medications were being prescribed and introduced as a form of treatment to relieve pain. At the time, it was said that the likelihood of getting addicted to the prescriptions were very low, therefore, pharmaceutical companies didn’t hold back in prescribing the drugs to people even excluding […]
The Differences between Eating Disorder and Disorder Eating The main difference between disorder eating and the eating disorder is their magnitude. Although people suffering from disordered eating and ordered disorder may depict connatural behaviors, the later has less frequency and severity (Toni et al. 906). Albeit, the behaviors exhibited by an individual with disordered eating […]
Abstract Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that commonly is associated with young girls. Bulimia is the act of eating a large amount of food and quickly getting rid of the calories to prevent any weight gain. The two types of bulimia are the purging type and the non-purging type. This eating disorder is difficult […]
Do the Benefits of Medical Marijuana Justify Its Legality? Growing up, everyone has been told, “Drugs are bad for you,” time and time again. However, when you are young you do not see the full impact of what the drugs cause. As we get older we do not jump to conclusions as often as when […]
The legalization of marijuana will eventually result in more harm than good Thesis: The legalization of marijuana will do more good than harm because it will lead to the development of medical treatments, also it will decrease the strain on the justice system freeing up police to fight other criminal activities. The legalization of marijuana […]
6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust; which is equal to one fifth of the Jewish religion. Multiple German doctors directed agonizing and often times deadly experiments to the prisoners in their lethal camps. This essay will be talking about Holocaust experiments that took place during World War?. Many traumatic events happened during this […]
“If I had terminal cancer, I had a few weeks to live, I was in a tremendous amount of pain — if they just effectively wanted to turn off the switch and legalize that by legalizing euthanasia, I’d want that,” -John Key. Euthanasia is the intentional termination of a life (Frederic). It is used to […]
Euthanasia, or mercy killing, has been a human issue for millennia. It was common for the ancient Greeks and has continued to the present. The debate surrounding it has changed over the course of civilization; both religion and the natural changes of human culture, but still exists. The major difference between 300 BC and the […]
Introduction and Rationale for Topic Selection Even though alcohol abuse is not nearly as prevalent in the elderly population as it is in the younger population, it remains one of the most underdiagnosed and undertreated condition in elderly patients. Recent literature shows a consensus that screening and identifying alcohol abuse and withdrawal in elderly patients […]
Introduction In society, students in high school are failing classes caused by tiredness. This tiredness is caused by lack of sleep. Students are not getting enough sleep because they are forced to wake up at unreasonable times to prepare for school and catch the bus. Relevance/Textual Evidence – The American Academy of Pediatrics finds that […]
Introduction of the Issue/Problem The opioid epidemic is taking over the United States like a wild fire and is what I would say, a national emergency that needs to be stopped. “Opiates affect the central nervous system and produce feelings of tranquility, drowsiness, or euphoria” (Zastrow, 2014, p. 267″One of the biggest reasons for the […]
Do you know how many overdose-related deaths occurred in 2017? According to data that was collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and graphs showing trends found on the National Institute on Drug Abuse (2019) the number is 70,237. Out of the 70,237 drug overdoses, 47,600 were caused by opioids of any […]
In 2016 and 2017, policies, initiatives, and regulations discouraging opioid prescriptions began to appear after two-thirds of the 63,600 deaths by overdose in the United States were found accounted for by opioids (Kertesz, Gordon). Due to the chronic overprescription of opioid painkillers, thousands of individuals are trapped in addiction, and when they cannot get hold […]
