legal and not risk getting caught in a drug bust, but new laws especially at the State level is starting to prosecute more people every year. The penalties for breaking These doctor shopping laws are ranging from not allowing the abuser to get prescription Medicine to time spent in prison . A great deal of issues surrounding health care that range from the cost of health Care, the health care reform, and not paying for pre-exiting conditions, which has a Negative effect on the health care industry
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Ethics Case Study Kimberly Bellas HCS/335 September 22, 2014 Instructor: Robert Vella Ethics Case Study Based on the scenario given, it is evident that the patient is in desperate need of his medication and needs immediate assistance. Jerry McCall is the office assistant for Dr. William’s office and is obligated to somehow help this patient in the best way possible. Luckily Mr. McCall has had prior professional training as both a Medical Assistant and an LPN. First and foremost we would need to
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is on the raise of having a community addicted to prescription pain killers, one in particular, Oxycodone. Narcotic pain relievers; Oxycodone, Morphine, and Dilaudid are surfacing on Guelph streets fast and Guelph police are trying to do everything they can to stop these drugs from destroying the streets of Guelph. “Approximately $70, 000 in drugs and cash has been seized as part of an ongoing effort to crack-down on the trafficking of prescription drugs in Guelph”(Project Scripts, 2010). This is
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have taken care of many patients who are addicted to opioid pain medications. The rate of opioid abusers are increasing. Yesterday I was working as a charge and I can tell you, out of our 16 patients eight of them were for pain management. A young man with history of wound in his leg refused the discharge as his wound is still not healed. He is taking Dilaudid 1 mg every four hours for his pain and other breakthrough pain medications. Patient was refusing IV antibiotics for no reason. I also heard
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“Start of Something New” In recent reports from the Los Angeles Times, it is estimated that 100 people die every day from drug abuse or overdose. Abuse or overdose being defined as taking more medicine than a doctor prescribes, or taking medication not prescribed to the victim. These totals don’t even include deaths related to side effects from other prescription drugs, and those reach over one hundred thousand people annually. These numbers have alarmed the Centers for Disease Control and
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side effects of Xanax is mental changes, slurred speech, hallucinations, memory problems, and loss of coordination. “Alprazolam is used by drug addicts and has become a popular party drug during the last decade.” (Vester) Signs and symptoms of Xanax abuse are more likely noticed when a person has reached high levels of consumption. A person who has become dependent on this drug- which means they have come to rely on this drug psychologically as well being physically addicted-will probably need rehabilitation
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4/1/2015 Rough Draft Turner Comp 2 Is Prescription Drug Abuse an Epidemic? Many people especially the younger generation, ages starting at twelve years old have turned to the abuse of prescription drugs. The most commonly misused prescription drugs are painkillers (opioids), antidepressants, and anxiety medication. People claim addiction is a choice, but according to science addiction is considered a brain disease due to the
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is helpful to know exactly what happens inside our bodies when we take some form of medication. Medicines work in a variety of ways depending on what they are taken for and in what form. Medication has a route and form in which they are taken. Medications can be taken in oral which would be a pill or liquid, sublingual in tablet or drops, topically in cream or ointment, inhalation, drops etc. The type of medication and the route will have an effect on where the drug will enter the body and what areas
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heroin addiction in our society. Heroin addiction is an epidemic problem in the United States and is growing every year. Factors such as genetics and environmental factors will be discussed as they relate to heroin addicts. Trends with prescription pain medication and their effects on heroin use will be discussed. This paper will also highlight the prevalence of heroin in the United States. Heroin affects different groups of people in all walks of life. Treatment for heroin will be discussed
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individuals in need of medical assistance. With medications often costing upwards of one hundred dollars for a single months supply, Medicaid's maximum co-payment of three dollars can literally be a lifesaver to those without a job and/or insurance. Unfortunately, it can also be as a means to obtain unnecessary medication at taxpayer's expense. More often than not, people being placed on Medicaid greatly increase their number of monthly prescriptions (Galt, 2005, 1). In a recent glimpse of five randomly
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