Psychopharmacology is the logical investigation of the impacts drugs have on mind-set, sensation, consideration and conduct. The connection amongst medications and wrongdoing has a long history and is a pillar of fiction, broadly recorded in media reports and the subject of considerable logical examination. Medications are not generally illicit and their purchase and use does not generally prompt to wrongdoing. However, medications and wrongdoing are identified with each other in no less than three ways. To begin with, the prompt impact of medications on the psyche and body may make mental or physical states that by one means or another encourage animosity or robbery.…
Risk of overdose is high, due to its unpredictable pharmacokinetic properties, inadequate patient education, polysubstance abuse, and over prescribing by healthcare providers (Aschenbrenner,2009). The methadone problem is growing in the United States. In fact, methadone…
This article was published as a press relies by the Centers for Disease Control. The name of this article is named Opioids drive continued increase in drug overdose deaths. It discusses how drug overdose deaths have increased over the past eleven years. This article discusses the abuse of and addiction to opioids such as, morphine, and other prescription pain relievers. This journal also provides a large amount statistical research.…
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 lips or fingernails, limping, vomiting, loss of consciousness and death.…
Not much has seemed to have changed since the 1970s Valium Panic. The Valium Panic of the 1970s was a valid fear; even now in today’s generation there is still licit and illicit drug addictions. Usually the war on drugs was aimed towards immigrants, nonwhites, and the urban poor. Whereas, “The Valium Panic, involved a quintessentially middle-class drug prescribed legally by reputable physicians for their respectable patients, and was popularly recognized as an entrenched part of life in the comfortable classes, especially for women” (pg. 80). Valium wasn’t seen as a narcotic or even seen as being an addictive substance.…
Diagnosis The client, Gwen Cummings, comes to the inpatient substance use treatment facility presenting with apparent symptoms of severe substance use disorder and potentially childhood trauma. According to the criteria from the DSM-5 on Substance Use Disorder, the “substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Gwen shared that she and her boyfriend recently woke up late prior to their attendance at their friend’s wedding, unable to remember the details leading up to the end of the night. This, and other shared accounts from the client indicate that she met the first criteria for substance use disorder.…
A chemical dependency assessment is an evaluation that is performed by a trained professional to determine whether an individual is suffering from a drug or alcohol dependency. The evaluation process takes place by using various instruments that include, but are not limited to, the CAGE, the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST), the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), and the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT). Once an assessment instrument is chosen, it is important to evaluate the findings carefully to ensure that an appropriate treatment option is selected for the client. In addition, trained professionals must be prepared to accommodate special populations in order to provide optimal service to clients. The CAGE tool is a frequently used screening instrument that consists of asking clients four brief questions related to their drinking.…
Drug overdose is a major public health concern. Among all the drug-related deaths, the opioid class of drug is a significant cause of overdose-related fatalities. According to the World Drug Report (2016), roughly a third to a half of all drug-related deaths are due to overdose, and of those, opioids are the most common substance. Canada has also been ranked as the second largest consumer of prescription opioids in the world with a 203% increase in usage between 2000 and 2010 (International Narcotics Control Board, 2011). With the number of opioid-related deaths rapidly growing, it is extremely important for patients, doctors and pharmacists to realize the problem and develop a solution to treat this severe national-wide opioid crisis.…
When Danielle Spisak was left unresponsive in May 2013, at the Tri-point Medical Center in Concord from a heroin overdose, her acquaintance failed to call 911 before fleeing the scene. That day Mrs. Spisak was pronounced dead. As these heroin related deaths continue to rise this is becoming a concern for failing to seek medical attention at the scene of an overdose. Spisak, 22, a resident of Concord was at her acquaintances home when she was lethally injected with heroin.…
Prevalence of opioid abuse varies based on age and gender. Men are at higher risk for opioid abuse than women, for instance, but are more likely to seek treatment. Men also account for more opioid overdoses than women, although this gap is closing. Women are more likely to be prescribed pain relievers, be given higher doses, use them for longer, and may become dependent faster.…
In the United States, there has been a rapid increase of Americans with a prescription for psychotropic medications. Pharmacutical companys are spending more on advertizing, as well as, influencing doctors to push their products on to more patients and in larger quantities. There has been much controversy raised about whether or not regular medical doctors have enough training to accurately prescribe psychotropic drugs to mental health patients verses psychiatrists; however, shouldn’t all doctors know everything about what they are prescribing before they precribe it? One aspect of prescriptions that some doctors many over-look, patients may not be aware of, and is a quickly growing problem in the United States is the potential for abuse of…
Regulations for Mental Health Drugs, Child Welfare and Nursing Homes are all concerns of many people. Ask yourselves should the regulations for our Mental Health Drugs, Child Welfare and Nursing Homes be changed? I believe when these regulation are changed it would help the people who are impacted. Some regulations will not change or looked over because of the way it was written and implemented. Regulation change in the world so that they meet the need of many people.…
Overdosing death and dying is a hard topic for most people to talk about. When friends and family are involved it becomes even harder. An overdose is defined as intentional or accidental ingestion of a drug over the recommended amount. When an overdose occurs the body is overwhelmed and cannot dissolve the drug quick enough. When this happens the person can become unconscious, have abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, slow or raised heart rate, chest pains, and shallow or rapid breathing.…
Ketamine, a common antidepressant, is used for suicidal ideation with physical and psychological effects…
In an experiment with antidepressants, one test group received fake medication and the other group received antidepressants (“Depression: How”). 40 to 60 percent of those with antidepressants said they felt an improvement with their depression and 77 percent of the people who took antidepressants did not experience any relapses at least for the next couple of years (“Depression: How”). Although antidepressants are very helpful, some people are concerned about the side effects. About half of the people who take antidepressants experience side effects (“Depression: How”).…