lasting up to 180 days; as well as a maintenance program” (Aegis Medical Systems‚ INC.‚ 2012). Each of these treatments consists of an induction period and a tapering period with the replacement drug methadone. The client is slowly given methadone‚ which is called the induction period. The dosage of methadone increases until the symptoms of addiction and withdrawal no longer hinder the client’s efforts towards fighting their addiction. This writer was told that this drug-replacement therapy does not stop
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Substance Abuse - Principles focus on harms pragmatism humanistic values priority of immediate goals Jim Zelaya-Wagner - harm reduction triangle Criticisms International Harm Reduction Association - two main criticisms keeps addicts stuck ex. methadone maintenance treatment promotes drug use many factors shape decisions to use fundamental feature of HR is harm Alternate treatment models twelve-step of AA honest relationship with themselves and others‚ and also a connection to a power greater
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Heroin Addiction and Treatment Abstract This paper offers a brief explanation of the history of heroin. Describing the origins of heroin‚ who discovered it and describes the detrimental effects heroin has on an individual. There are several treatment options available for heroin addicts and this paper will look at a few of the ones that have shown the most success. Heroin Addiction and Treatment Introduction: A Brief History
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refer John to his G.P to join the methadone programme – I would expect the GP to refer John to the Primary Community Addiction Team‚ to help John with changing from Heroin to Methadone – giving him daily support where he lives. There remit would be testing John for Heroin in his blood‚ taking his blood pressure‚ checking his general health. All this being safe they would administer his prescribed Methadone to him. Once John has moved completely onto the Methadone Programme‚ I would expect the
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Database To find this article‚ I did a general search in the Walden Library for the terms Methadone‚ counseling‚ and qualitative. For the word Methadone‚ I indicated that term as a “subject term”; for the term counseling‚ I indicated that term an “all text” term. I simply added qualitative as a searchable term. I limited results to full text‚ peer reviewed scholarly journals published between March‚ 2012 and March‚ 2017. The resulting article was found in Education Source Database. Purpose of the
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Heroin Addiction Rupert Pulliam COMP/156 August 3‚ 2013 Shelley Gordon Heroin Addiction Linda is on her way to the local pawnshop to get a loan on her son’s video game console so she can get her daily fix of heroin. Linda cannot not function because she is not feeling well; Linda is vomiting‚ nose running‚ has stomach cramps‚ and muscle aches. Once Linda gets the cash she needs‚ she is off to buy a couple of bags of heroin. Heroin‚ abusing the drug will change how a person’s brain and body
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illness and fifty percent tested positive for the hepatitis C antibody. On admission‚ patients were using the following: sixty percent heroin (with or without prescription opioids); seventeen percent prescription opioids exclusively; thirteen percent methadone from a maintenance program; and nine percent buprenorphine from another office based opioid treatment program. Past year use of tobacco eighty percent and cocaine forty three percent was common. Eighty-five percent reported a history of inpatient
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Student Number: 10258310 Unit 3- Re submission. Task 3. (A3) BA (Hons) Social Work. Stage 1. Assessment due: Monday 22nd August 2011 4pm. Critical incident analysis. Throughout this assessment I will analyse a critical incident of an interaction between a worker and a service user or carer during my statutory observation experience. I will conclude my own assessment of the situation and demonstrate my understanding of the use of self‚ context in which social work takes place and the knowledge
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Running Head: EFFECTS OF HEROIN ON A PERSON The Effects of Heroin on a Person’s Brain and Body: A Literature Review Heather Huber Walden University Psych 8226-04 Biopsychology Dr. John Redmon August 18‚ 2010 Abstract This literature review looks at the detrimental effects of heroin. Since many heroin users often become addicted‚ it is important to look at its ramifications. Beginning with a brief history of the substance‚ then discussing treatment programs
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Drug Addiction: Disease or Habit? When people hear the words drug addict‚ these words have negative connotations and stigmas attached to them. People visualize a person who does not care about anything‚ including family‚ work‚ or commitments‚ except for obtaining money to buy drugs to get high. However‚ there are many people who are drug addicts that maintain a normal‚ functional life. Most people who are drug addicts would give anything to kick the habit; they do not enjoy the high anymore. The
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