It’s a Personal Choice Drug addiction is an ever growing problem in the United States. Opiate addiction is a big part of this drug problem. While there is no miracle cure for opiate addiction there are options to aid in its treatment. Suboxone and methadone are two of the most popular treatment methods used for opiate addiction. They are used as a step toward the recovery process.
COPD, also known as emphysema or chronic bronchitis dates back to 1814 when Badham described chronic cough and mucus hyper secretion as symptoms. Although COPD is a disease recognized to affect mainly smokers, it also occurs in non-smokers as well (Petty, Thomas L., 2006). COPD is a major cause of a number of disabilities and the fourth leading cause of death among Americans. COPD is a slow developing disease. There currently is no cure for COPD however, treatment and lifestyle changes can help patients to feel better and slow down the advancement of the disease.
We can get frustrated, angry and at times be extra sensitive to criticism which can make us become very defensive. Some common signs of stress are lack of concentration, insomnia or sleep pattern change (too much or not enough) muscle tension, headaches and aches and pains. More severe symptoms if stressed for a considerable amount of time can lead to high blood pressure or strain to the heart (which could even lead to heart attacks). Some people when stressed will turn to alcohol, smoking, drinking caffeine or eating excessively. We can gain or lose weight through excessive worrying.
The only “prokinetic” (meaning it increases the tone and motility of the GI tract) agent currently available. Used for GERD, N/V, diabetic gastroparesis, and postoperative emesis. A common side effect is DIARRHEA and will likely need to hold the medication if diarrhea occurs. A more troublesome side effect with long-term use is tardive dyskinesia, a movement disorder that is usually permanent. • S=“Statins”.
An everyday headache is mostly a tension headache do to stress or flu/ill-like symptoms caused by muscle tightness. The pain is usually a consistent ache across the entire forehead that can be cured by a simple over the counter medication. But a migraine is much more complex. “The pain from a migraine is caused by vasodilation in the cranial blood vessels.” (www.medicalnewstoday.com.) ,meaning that the blood vessels expand and slow down electrical activity in the brain.
Much to contrary belief meth users do suffer from withdraws as well as any other drug addict would. The severity and length of the symptoms vary with the amount of damage done to the body through amphetamine use. The most common symptoms are irritability, loss of energy, depression, difficulty in sleeping, and shaking
There are many diseases that affect the musculoskeletal system, one of them being fibromyalgia. This condition is hard to diagnose, but can be detrimental to a person’s everyday life. Fibromyalgia is a condition which makes pain escalate throughout the body, and it is most often accompanied by depression, fatigue, and cognitive issues. Women are much more likely to experience this condition, but men also are known to suffer from fibromyalgia as well. There have been cases reported from throughout the world, and no race shows an increase in susceptibility.
Users tend to suffer from severe anxiety, paranoia, psychosis, hallucinations, agitation and delusions. Those are the symptoms that cause users to act out violently as we’ve seen in the news. The user appetite has decreased and they’ve lost a lot of weight in a short period of time. Since bath salts are a stimulant you’ll notice involuntary muscle movements, grinding of the teeth and rolling of the tongue. Drastic changes in sleep patterns and dilated pupils are also signs that a person is abusing bath salts.
Now the patient is hyperkalemic from the metabolic acidosis causing dysrhythmias leading to cardiac arrest. (Excited Delirium Strikes Without Warning). Dopamine can be a self-induced problem by taking illegal drugs that block the uptake of dopamine or it can be something the body produces too much of on its own. Wesley goes on to say that, “A large number of these patients who suffer from excited delirium have pre-existing psychiatric conditions…” (Excited Delirium Strikes Without
A very commonly manipulated element is the medication itself. Due to of the amount of abuse and danger derived of that abuse, the government decided to limit and regulate the distribution and/ or prescription of narcotic and other misused drugs. While this sounds good in theory, it can and has become a controversial issue. Caught up in the midst of all this are physicians. While certain drugs are great for pain management, such as oxycontin and other narcotics, they are also great for a “high” and are commonly abused (“Prescription Medications”).