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like alcohol. Alcoholism and Prescription Drug Abuse The elderly population is the fastest growing demographic group in the Un...
of Schedule III and, thereby, removes many of the usage restrictions. "Vicodin, Lortab--and more than 200 other products that con...
In a paper consisting of nine pages a nationwide plan for prescription drugs is examined in terms of economic feasibility and the ...
it is taken up and released again, a process called re-uptake (Ogbru and Marks, 2008). A balance is reached when the re-uptake and...
This research paper presents a discussion of prescription, non-prescription and herbal drugs that can be utilized in treating the...
to the medications needed to ensure their health. Beginning in 2004, Medicare began to offer aid, $600 a year, for covering the co...
This research paper describes 3 prescription, non-prescriptive and alternative/complementary drugs that can be used to address dep...
The Healthy People 2020 project reported that substance abuse in the United States has decreased but there are still more than 20 ...
doctor can be more dangerous than people think. In fact, its drug abuse. And its just as illegal as taking street drugs. Whether ...
and recent mothers determined that, in general, the rate of alcohol consumption for women, aged 15 to 44, was lower among pregnant...
the survey. The drugs reported as being used included opiods, tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives (PG). There are certain tr...
Security system and others had begun to focus on the idea of a program aimed at insuring Social Security beneficiaries" (Anonymous...
In five pages this paper examines New Jersey's social service programs in a consideration of such groups as the 'Self Help Clearin...
This 5 page report discusses the fact that the majority of the population is aware that there is a serious problem in America wi...
similarly aged teens represent the onset of adulthood in that they help to establish a pattern self-esteem and self-perception tha...
In five pages this paper discusses prices in the pharmaceutical industry in this consideration of high prescription drug costs wit...
Drug abuse, regardless of the type of drug, has a very negative effect on the body and brain of the user and abuser. Chemicals fro...
Abstract Substance abuse among the elderly is growing problem. Substance...
This paper consists of five pages and examines the problems connected with adult children caring for their elderly parents by disc...
life-threatening..." (Merta, 2001, p.1). In Time magazine, Lopez (1999) reports on one police officers journey through the drug c...
be vulnerable to abuse or neglect for a variety of reasons and in a variety of situations, which range from home care to care in r...
high price of drugs is not justifiable on the basis of creating such things. Also, when using Nexium for example, one can argue t...
"an older person with adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care or assistance with activities of daily living" (Gray-Vickrey,...
lifetime, 27% of the population will suffer from a substance abuse disorder....Ninety five percent of alcoholics die of their dise...
combination of these drugs is prescribed although there are some drugs that are combinations within themselves, such as Combivir, ...
indicates that, "Genetics and family history are increasingly thought to play a significant role in whether a person develops alco...
they need. While everyone hurts with high prescription costs, senior citizens tend to rely more on prescription drugs for their ov...
and forgetful. It can be a very serious problem for the elderly who are often on a smorgasbord of necessary pills to treat a varie...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at alcoholism diagnostic instruments. An effort is made to find a suitable instrument ...
A large proportion of our elderly take multiple medications for multiple conditions. This has led to a situation known as polyphar...