AIDS AND NEEDLES A large manufacturer of medical supplies‚ Becton Dickinson dominates the market in disposable syringes and needles. Maryann Rockwood (fictional name)‚ a nurse used a Becton Dickinson 5 cc syringe and needle to draw blood from a patient known to be infected with AIDS. Ms. Rockwood worked in a clinic that served AIDS patients; this forces the nurses to draw blood from infected patients several times a day. On this particular day that she drew blood‚ she transferred the ADS contaminated
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Summary of “Embraced by the Needle” In his essay “Embraced by the Needle”‚ Gabor Maté sets out the stages of drug addiction and its consequences‚ its effects bring many torments to people who are vulnerable to drug dependences. At first‚ he explains the physiological effects of using drugs. Then‚ he reflects upon different degrees of stress that cause emotional youths are easily involved in substance abuse. Mate is a physician; he lives in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside which he
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How to dispose of the needles in WV? 1. You should place: • Needles • Syringes • Lancets‚ and • Other sharp objects ... in a hard-plastic or metal container tightly secured lid A coffee can will do if the plastic lid is reinforced and sealed with heavy duty tape. DO NOT USE GLASS OR CLEAR PLASTIC CONTAINER 2. Place the container where you will be using your syringes and sharps to minimize handling. 3. Place the sharps in the container immediately after use. DO NOT try to RECAP‚ REMOVE‚ BEND
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Ink and Needle Good afternoon‚ ladies and gentlemen. Today I am going to talk to you about tattoos‚ the history of tattoos‚ and the purpose and meaning of tattoos. As of 2012 there was estimated to be over 44 million Americans that have at least one tattoo and over 21‚000 tattoo parlors operating in the U.S. according to Pew Research Center. Tattoos have been around for many centuries‚ but have changed over time in many different ways. With that being said‚ we are first going to look at what a
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“Embraced by the Needle” (published in the Globe and Mail) by Gabor Maté‚ states the effects on a person that do not have a loving and nurturing home in their younger years may turn to drugs later on. Maté is a staff physician at Portland Hotel; which is Downtown Eastside Vancouver where there is a population of drug addicts of 3000 to 5000. Most of Maté’s clients are mentally ill and are addicted to drugs like cocaine‚ alcohol‚ heroin‚ and tranquilizers. Maté states “Chemical and emotional vulnerability
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Clean Needle Programs In the article “A Case for Clean Needle Programs”‚ Breat Whitteker and Dawn Day argue that a clean needle program in the S.D. County could save hundreds of lives. One of the many benefits of establishing a clean needle program would be that it allows not only the S.D. County to save hundreds of millions of health care dollars but it allows other counties to do so as well. Some who obstruct against this program believe that when sterile needles are given out‚ there is
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The Needle Exchange Program The needle exchange program is very vital‚ and throughout this paper I will discuss the pros and cons about the program and I will discuss the reasons surrounding why the program was started. AIDS has been a growing epidemic through the 1990’s and it was estimated by the World Health Organization that the number of people infected with HIV or AIDS would reach thirty to forty million individuals by the year 2000 if nothing was done (Health and Disease). In Africa and
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Hypodermic Needle Theory History and Orientation The "hypodermic needle theory" implied mass media had a direct‚ immediate and powerful effect on its audiences. The mass media in the 1940s and 1950s were perceived as a powerful influence on behavior change. Several factors contributed to this "strong effects" theory of communication‚ including: - the fast rise and popularization of radio and television - the emergence of the persuasion industries‚ such as advertising and propaganda - the
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Ethical Principles Related To the Needle Exchange Program Jaimi Kilcrease Community Health Nursing‚ N141 Department of Nursing California State University‚ Fresno September 29‚ 2013 When I first heard about the Needle Exchange Program (NEP) several years ago‚ my thoughts were about how it was wrong to help people use drugs by providing a means for them to obtain clean needles. I struggled with morality and ethical principles that were at play in this program. Helping individuals
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In the article Embraced by the needle by Gabor Mate published Aug 27 2001 argues that addictions are caused from unhappiness. The drugs are only there as a way to numb pain that a person has experienced. Drugs themselves are not addictive‚ less than 15 % of people who use any substance end up in an addictive state. That 15% consists of people who have had a troubled child hood or have been raided in bad atmosphere when young. Human growth occurs mainly at birth‚ this includes physical and emotional
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