Elizabeth has been a drug user for a long time. Her friend believe that addiction has not a biological explanation as none of her friends are addicts and they do not encourage her to take drugs. Describe and evaluate one biological explanation of drug addiction that could be used to understand Elizabeth’s drug explanation. Drug misuse causes significant changes to our neurotransmitter levels in the brain‚ and specifically levels of dopamine and serotonin. As these chemicals are both involved
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Midterm Exam Redo There is an infinite amount of reasons why people may take heroin or any other drug for that matter. From personal observations I have noticed that even though the reasons vary by individual there is still a main pattern. I believe most people take heroin because they like the feeling of being drugged. When they are in this state they don ’t have to think about problems. In a way the drug is a diversion from their true feelings and an escape from their ordinary lives. Another
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medication-assisted treatment with methadone‚ medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine‚ or Rehabilitation. Naltrexone is available in two formulations: a 50 mg daily oral tablet (Revia®‚ others) and a 380 mg extended-release once-monthly intramuscular injection (Vivitrol®). Unlike the tablet‚ which can be easily self-discontinued‚ the intramuscular injection is more reliable because it guarantees protection for a full month.
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a training course on the substance. Rapidly replacing Methadone‚ a more | |traditional detox and maintenance drug used for many years‚ Suboxone seems to have many treatment
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process of detoxification. Once she had detoxed‚ she was placed on a drug called methadone to control her cravings. After a couple months of being off heroin‚ she started attending a 12-step program that offered the support she needed to stay off the drug. Today‚ Megan is 5 years clean and attending college to become a drug and alcohol counselor. Even though heroin addiction is hard to recover from‚ with detoxification‚ methadone treatment‚ and a 12-step program recovery from heroin addiction is possible
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Visit - Yokosuka. Journal of Correctional Education‚ 54(3)‚ 87 Lattimore‚ P. (2007). The Challenges of Reentry. Corrections Today‚ 69(2)‚ 88-91. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database. Luyt‚ W. (2007). Harm Reduction‚ Substance Abuse and Methadone Maintenance in Scottish Prisons Rarick‚ E.‚ & Kahan‚ R. (2009). On Prison Kiosks‚ Inmates Learn Job Search Skills. Corrections Today‚ 71(4)‚ 56-58 Visher‚ C.‚ Lindquist‚ C.‚ & Brumbaugh‚ S. (2007). Program Director Perspectives On Implementing
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RELIGION/CULTURE: Not documented MATERNAL AND LABOR HISTORY: Mother was admitted to hospital on 01/09/15 for labor induction at 39 weeks and 4 days. Active labor began at 1015. F.P. was born at 1837. Mother is a heroin and methadone addict. Growth/ Development F.P. weighed 6lb. 2 oz‚ 18 ½ inches. Erickson: Piaget: LMP: 03/05/14 EDC: 01/12/15 Labor onset: date & time: 01/09/15 1015 ROM
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IV‚ 1994). The most common form of treatment in heroin addiction is that of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Methadone is a synthetic opioid which acts on the opioid receptors in the brain‚ producing many of the same effects as heroin‚ thus acting as replacement therapy and reducing craving. Craving represents a feeling of desire to approach a pleasant stimulus (Oldham and Wright‚ 2001). At higher dosages methadone can block the euphoric effects of heroin and other similar opioid drugs‚ reducing
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Where 54 were treated with methadone and 60 with Buprenorphine to see which treatment worked better‚ the inmates were randomly assigned the drug groups. The dosages were set by physician and patient with a choice of either 30 mg or 70 mg for the Methadone patients‚ and an initial dosages of 4mg‚ but could be stepped up to a maximum of 32mg for Buprenorphine patients (Awgu et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 340). Methadone patients experienced more withdrawal symptoms then Buprenorphine
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method. The medical community has found that if under a physician’s care the user can be given methadone to replace the heroin and gradually reduce the dose over time. Methadone maintenance is a supervised dispersal program that lasts over a long period of time. This type of treatment is helpful for those who stick with the program however; methadone is often times easily found on the streets. Methadone will block the yearning for heroin but is not as affective in blocking out the simple cravings
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