hand‚ administer naloxone (Volkow 14). Naloxone is a relatively new drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. This medicine‚ also commonly known as Narcan‚ was invented by a man named Jack Fisher in 1961 and is becoming more and more accessible to the public as the epidemic rises. How it works once injected into the muscle or vein the counteractant will begin to knock the opioids off the brain receptors and put the body into an immediate withdrawal. A huge benefit of Narcan is that it
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Amy Thompson Speech 2 Oral Communications Prescription Drug Abuse Today I am going to talk to you about prescription drugs abuse. Many of us know people that take prescribed medication on a daily basis and I don’t know about you guys but I have seen people that have become addicted in which it’s sometimes painful to watch. No one decides to get addicted to prescription pain pills‚ sometimes a person’s body becomes immune the amount and that’s why they need more and more to help control the
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Generic Name: meperidineBrand Name(s): Demerol | Pregnancy Category: C | Route of Administration: IM‚ SUBCUT | Drug Category: opioids analgesic | Indication: labor analgesia | Normal Dosage:Labor analgesia Adult: 50-100 mg given when contractions regularly spaced repeat q1-3h prn | Side Effects:CNS: drowsiness‚ dizziness‚ confusion‚ HA‚ sedation‚ euphoria‚ increased intracranial pressure‚ seizures‚ respiratory depression‚ anaphylaxis | Nursing Considerations/Teachings/Interventions: Nursing
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(n.d.). Retrieved Sep. 20‚ 2008‚ from http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/prescription_drug_abuse.html. “Opioids — sometimes called narcotics — are among the most addictive pain medications.” Griffin ‚M . (n.d.). Medication and Addiction. Retrieved Sep. 19‚ 2008‚ from http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.. “Prescription drug addiction is a
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1920 by a German pharmaceutical company and was thought to be easier on the stomach. During this time thousands of people were having growing opium problems and needed the help of hydrocodone. “Hydrocodone is derived from codeine as a semi-synthetic opioid and it is most often used orally as a narcotic.” (https://wiki.tripsit.me/wiki/Hydrocodone). It is used to relieve moderate to severe pain and coughing. “In both cases‚ hydrocodone helps the patient by going straight to the brain and changing the
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Medical Diagnosis: sickle cell anemia with vaso-occlusive crisis Nursing Diagnosis List 1. Impaired Comfort related to sickle cell anemia as evidenced by acute vaso-occlusive crisis. The patient’s pain should take precedence as the nursing diagnosis‚ because it is in all-encompassing factor that affects the client’s ability to function within the other areas of Maslow’s hierarchy of physiological needs‚ such as breathing and sleeping. The pain from the vaso-occlusion makes it difficult for the
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single or multiple overdose with acetaminophen and codeine is a potentially lethal polydrug overdose‚ and consultation with a regional poison control center is recommended. Signs and Symptoms: Codeine: Toxicity from codeine poisoning includes the opioid triad of: pinpoint pupils‚ depression of respiration‚ and loss of consciousness. Convulsions may occur. WHY is this drug prescribed? Codeine is used‚ usually in combination with other medications‚ to reduce coughing that does not produce sputum
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H.‚ Lander‚ L.‚ & Ferris‚ M. (2009). The Changing Face of Opioid Addiction: Prescription Pain Pill Dependence and Treatment. Health & Social Work‚ 34(1)‚ 53-56. Retrieved on October 2‚ 2011 from http://web.ebscohost.com.login.glendalelibrary.org:8080/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=0f1e465a-bf46-479a-ad0d-
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Designer drug From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Designer drug is a term used to describe drugs which are created (or marketed‚ if they had already existed) to get around existing drug laws‚ usually by modifying the molecular structures of existing drugs to varying degrees‚[1][dubious – discuss] or less commonly by finding drugs with entirely different chemical structures that produce similar subjective effects to illegal recreational drugs. For example mephedrone is a designer drug. History
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someone wants to put themselves in a situation that may be harmful‚ it is their choice. For example‚ almost everyone gets into a motor vehicle at least once a day. Every year 33‚700 people die from car crashes in the United States. Only 14‚800 die from opioid overdose. If such
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