Population Health Working in a rural emergency room‚ this author cares for individuals‚ on a daily basis‚ who suffer from drug abuse and addiction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies these individuals as Persons Who Use Drugs under the Specific Populations category (Healthy Living‚ 2017). Working with persons who use drugs (PWUD) daily is difficult for some in different ways. One may become sad seeing the destructive path that is formed from drug abuse or one may become
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abuse or addiction.” They go on to state that an impaired nurse “is unable to meet the requirements of the code of ethics and standards of practice of the profession.” Impaired nurses may be under the influence of alcohol‚ amphetamines‚ opioids‚ inhalants‚ sedatives‚ hypnotics‚ or tranquilizers. Some of these drugs may be obtained illegally‚ whether on the street or by diverting them from patients to whom they are prescribed‚ or through legal prescriptions used improperly before or during work. (tlcprojects
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In today’s society people are talking about babies being born to drugs‚ and how could a mother do that to their unborn child. Drug addiction is a very serious issue that needs more research. We are still learning the effects of substance abuse. One problem that needs to be looked at is are there enough Rehabilitation Centers‚ to help the women who are addicted to these different street drugs. Also doctor and nurses should not judge these women but instead give them the best prenatal care that can
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has created a longing for the past and lost tradition among the local people. This is a similitude of the scenario in Lagos Island as influx of corporate organization into this eroded it of original cultural setting inflicting inequality on the inhalants and created a longing for the eroded past and tradition. More so difference in social status rather than age is a chief determinant of inequality in Lagos Island as compared to what is
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Opium is the world’s most addictive component that is able to affect a person’s life positively and negatively. The opium comes from a poppy plant which can be transformed into medication that people can use as painkillers or as a drug that can be highly abused to hit euphoria. Hospitals and militaries use opium in a form called morphine which is used to treat severe pain. In order to fight effectively during battles‚ opium was consumed in order to withstand a great amount of pain and if a solider
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A.) Addiction is more of a psychological dependence. Addiction can make an individual feel a compulsion for a substance regardless of any negative consequences. While dependence is more of a physical need to use‚ an ongoing need to use psychoactive drugs. The tissues of the body actually require the presence of alcohol or other drugs to act and feel normally; and in return physically build a tolerance to the substance or substances. Ultimately the addiction aspect is more of a psychological
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and helps you to sleep comfortably (for example: opium). While in the martial law era the cough syrups with narcotic and non-narcotic cough suppressants was introduced‚ several of the products were commercialize by different companies. Also the inhalants‚ it is the chemicals used by manufacturing industries; it seem like an alternative to other mood-altering drugs because they are cheap‚ can be purchased legally‚ and are easy to obtain. It includes the rugby‚ glue and thinner. As time got by‚ the
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TYPES OF DRINKERS Basically‚ there are three kinds of drinkers – social drinkers‚ problem drinkers‚ and alcoholics. Most social and even many problem drinkers never become alcoholics but when you change your type of drinker to the next is the route by which some people do become alcoholics. Social drinkers are people who have certain times when alcohol fits into their social life and who can stop drinking without getting any trouble. They connect drinking with pleasant occasions. Generally‚ they
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Australia is a place with a history that is not at all lost it is known as an area that has had a predominant and specific population by nomadic hunters. Carbon dating of skeletal remains proves that Australian Aboriginal history started some 40‚000 years ago. This history is not completely lost. It is retained in the minds and memories of compassionate generations of Aboriginal people‚ passed on through a rich oral tradition of song‚ story‚ poetry and legend. To the aboriginal culture and belief
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Anthrax is an infectious disease and it is caused by Bacillus anthracis. It is also called Splenic Fever‚ or Charbon. There are three types of Anthrax‚ there is cutaneous (anthrax of the skin‚) inhalation anthrax‚ and gastrointestinal anthrax. Anthrax is a large‚ rod shaped bacterium. It mostly affects animals but also can be transmitted to humans. Anthrax’s first incident was in 1500 B.C. in the early writings of Mesopotamia and the Book of Genesis. The Old Testament description of the 5th
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