trend is followed by a summary of the research and important findings concerning the current opioid epidemic in the United States in the conclusion.
Review and Discussion
What are opioids and what are the different types?
Simply stated, opioids are a class of drugs which includes both illicit and prescription preparations. Illicit opioids include drugs such as synthetic opioids (i.e., fentanyl) and heroin while legitimate prescription opioids include various types of commonly used analgesics such as codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, among numerous others (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019).
What caused crisis?
Beginning in the late 1990s, there was growing support among both… Continue Reading...
much warranted consideration—particularly in the light of the recent opioid epidemic that has claimed the lives of so many young in today’s day and age (Nelson, Juurlink, Perrone). People looking for a little relief are chasing after dangerous drugs that can kill. Marijuana, however, has never really been associated with overdosing and death. Just as the early Americans found, cannabis has the ability to take away the pain and give a little peace of mind—and for that reason, legalizing weed is something all good Americans should support.
Famous Presidents Smoked It
According to Deitch, many of America’s first U.S.… Continue Reading...
the pharmaceutical industry. Big Pharma is responsible for the opioid epidemic devastating lives today. Marijuana is a naturally occurring plant that people have used responsibly for thousands of years. It is time to take back control of the lives of people and legalize marijuana. This proposal explains why that would be beneficial and how the government can take action now.
Introduction (Purpose and Problem)
Marijuana has been legalized by many different states in recent years. However, it still remains a schedule 1 narcotic according to the federal government, which means under federal law it is considered a substance as… Continue Reading...
in general and feel that the industry has betrayed patients and helped to create the opioid epidemic currently sweeping across the nation. Some studies are out that indicate as much (Califf, Woodcock & Ostroff, 2016). However, there is not enough statistical data available to justify or to show empirically that homeopathic approaches to healing are appropriate or that… Continue Reading...
policy issues that impact Americans directly—from the opioid epidemic to the swelling prisons to the problems in education and the achievement gap to the economic problems that seem to have been hanging over the nation since 2008, the policy of R2P is one that most Americans do not think much about—and yet it has a tremendous impact on their lives and on the resources of this country. For one thing, many Americans would like to see universal health care in the U.S.—yet when it comes to the problem of who is to pay for it, they cannot… Continue Reading...
