Alcohol= Opiates= Prescription narcotics: Category I= drugs for _______ pain (Dilaudid‚ Demerol‚ Fentanyl‚ Methadone) Category II= drugs for ___________ pain (codeine‚ Percodan‚ Percocet‚ hydrocodone: Vicodin‚ Lortab) Category III= drugs for ______ to moderate pain (Darvon‚ Darvocet) Cannabis= Sedatives= Barbiturates= Solvents and inhalants= Most used drug in United
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Can Kratom Solve The Prescription Drug Abuse Problem? The war on drugs has been an ongoing battle for the past 40-50 years. Despite adding legislative measures to help prevent the use‚ manufacture‚ and distribution of these illicit substances‚ it continues to burden the government and affect so many lives of the people. Notwithstanding the dangerous effects of what these drugs may do to one’s body‚ still more people are enticed to try them which eventually leads them to drug addiction. Prescription
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* The word “steroid” comes with a stigma today‚ especially in professional sports. * I believe that this label is unfair and it is my goal for you all to believe the same. * I noticed from the audience surveys that only 2 of you believe steroids should be legal in professional sports. * This topic is significant because the majority of people do not know the benefits of legalizing steroids. * The 3 main reasons I believe steroids should be legal are: 1. you can never fully prevent
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1. Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Haydn was a remarkable composer‚ epitomizing the meaning of classical period composition‚ and though he wasn’t as flashy as the younger Mozart‚ his music always stayed true to form. Haydn‚ unlike most composers‚ had a "reliable and steady" job composing‚ directing‚ teaching‚ performing‚ and managing musicians from the royal Esterhazy family. During this time‚ Haydn composed many pieces of music for the courtly orchestra to perform. With a staggering body of work
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Why are so many young people turning to prescription drugs to get high? By survey‚ almost 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs. Prescription drug abuse is a major issue that does not seem to be moving towards a solution. There’s a reason why prescription drugs are intended to be taken under a doctor’s direction if people don’t use them as they are to be taken‚ they can be extremely dangerous. Despite what many people think‚ abusing
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Respiratory Drug Chart DrugMechanismUseSide/Adverse EffectsNursing Implications Antihistamines diphenhydramine hydrochloride-BENADRYL ALLEGRA‚ CLARITIN‚ ZYRTEC -competes for H1 receptors -prevent & treat allergic responses -hypnotic—safe‚ non- narcotic -anticholinergic -anti-emetic Central nervous system side effect are: drowsiness‚ sedation‚ vertigo. Cardiovascular side effect are: hypotension‚ palpitations‚ arrhythmias Respiratory side effects are: dryness of mouth‚ thicken bronchial
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economy.Marijuana has been clinically proven to treat and sometimes cure many diseases that unfortunately plague the human body. It can act as an effective painkiller and it can replace harmful generic opiate-based painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone that are known for being extremely addictive and highly abused drugs that can severely harm the body if taken more than prescribed. Marijuana is just the safer alternative. Also‚ marijuana can successfully treat anxiety disorders and depression
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prescription worked at all‚ and when the patient says‚ “Oh‚ it worked a little‚” the doctor writes a prescription for a drug that is stronger and has addictive properties. The most common type of pain pills prescribed for something like “leg pain” is Hydrocodone in combination with Acetaminophen. Familiar names include Vicodin‚ Norco‚ Lortabs‚ Lorcet‚ Lorcet Plus‚ Vicodin HP‚ and Vicaprofen. This situation between a doctor and his/her patient‚ although hypothetical‚ is not very far from the truth. Take
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The abuse of opiates started back in the 1900’s. Throughout these years the abuse has become advanced. Marvin D. Seppala M.D. a chief medical officer stated in his book Prescription Painkillers: History‚ Pharmacology‚ and Treatment. "Drugs have been used for millennia in their natural form." “These agents were reprocessed and made more widely available in highly refined and far more potent forms- among them morphine and heroin (refined from opium leaves) and cocaine (from coco leaves) (p8)." Although
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Informative Speech – Topical Orientation General purpose: Addiction to prescription drugs Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the growing problem of prescription drug abuse‚ some common drugs that cause abuse‚ and their effects and some common treatments. Pattern: People living in today’s society must be aware about the dangers that prescription Drugs can cause them‚ as well as the people around them. Introduction: * Attention : Is it possible
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