What are the risk factors‚ the symptoms‚ the withdrawal symptoms and treatment options? I have answered these questions in hopes of helping other addicts. Drug addiction is considered a progressive disease that if left untreated can result in death. When we become addicted we have lost control of the desire and need for the substance. This loss of control causes us to become consumed by the desire and the need for the substance. Addiction produces changes in the brain that cause our behavior to
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH INTO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS: AN ISSUES PAPER EXPLORING THE NEED FOR A GUIDANCE FRAMEWORK ‘An ethical framework is a set of ethical principles capable of being applied consistently and designed to guide our response to a particular problem or set of problems… an ethical framework dictates not what is to be done‚ but what factors should be considered in deciding what is to be done.’ 2 2 Chan‚ S.‚ & Harris J. (2007). Nuffield Council on Bioethics: An ethical review
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Treatment of Endometriosis Treatment of Endometriosis Endometriosis affects over 70 million women and girls world-wide (Endo Resolved). It is common among women of reproductive age‚ approximately 15%. On average it takes 7 years from the time symptoms appear to diagnosis and finally treatment. Women suffering from endometriosis experience chronic pelvic pain and loss of time and productivity from work and school. Some women of child bearing age also experience infertility (Ryan). Currently there
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder in which patients have intrusive thoughts that lead them to do repetitive behaviors to ease their anxiety. Treatment options for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy‚ medication‚ and Psychotherapy can help the person suffering by reducing the frequency of compulsive behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy‚ also known as CBT‚ is an effective way for treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. CBT is the training of a patient’s
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with mental illness suffer from disparities during the diagnosis process‚ but the issue of treatment needs to be considered as well. Treatment overshadowing is defined as possible biases present during the making of treatment decisions. This includes all aspects of a treatment plan that can be overlooked‚ including a physician’s unwillingness to address any barriers that may affect the patient’s care. Treatment overshadowing is a crucial factor in patient care because it occurs when physician’s do not
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Treatment of Depression Abstract Depression affects many people around the world. Depression can be described as feeling sad‚ lost‚ angry‚ and frustrated. Today‚ antidepressants are the main way to treat depression. Researchers are working on a new treatment to better help people with depression. This treatment is called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Researchers want to know how TMS can be used‚ and what type of depression patients they want to use it on. Studies have helped narrow
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Substance Abuse Treatment Strategies Specific For LGBT Patients Drug addiction is a problem that impacts certain communities at a much higher rate than elsewhere. The LGBT community is one of the most ravaged of all communities in the nation. Drug addiction rates are high and for many LGBT people‚ treatment can feel impossible. Thankfully‚ that’s not the case: LGBT treatment strategies are becoming more and more prevalent around the nation. Prevalence Of Substance Abuse In The LGBT Community The
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IMPLICATIONS OF PHYSICAL DISABILTY Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy affects people in different ways - some people experience minor motor skill problems‚ while others may be totally physically dependent. Messages from the brain can be distorted or mistimed causing increased muscle tension. Messages from the brain may also be mistimed‚ sent to the wrong muscle‚ or not sent at all. This affects the timing‚ quality and synchronisation of messages‚ generally resulting in erratic movement of the muscles
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depression is one of the top five global health problems. Luckily‚ there was a research done called Treatment As Usual (TAU) for treating depression in which a correlation of psychotherapy‚ pharmacotherapy‚ and combined treatment was done at an extensive medical center. There were hundreds of randomized controlled trials (RCT) done which clearly showed the productiveness of combined pharmacotherapy (medical treatment by drugs) and psychotherapy (talk therapy) to treat depression related disorders. This research
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CORRECTIONS AND TREATMENT There is a wide choice of correctional treatments available for juveniles‚ which can be subdivided into two major categories‚ which are community treatment and institutional treatment. Community treatment refers to efforts to provide care‚ protection‚ and treatment for juveniles in need. Institutional treatment facilities are correctional centers operated by federal‚ state‚ and county governments. These facilities restrict the movement of residents through staff monitoring
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