Introduction Overview of the opioid epidemic. Brief history and how it evolved into a crisis. The Scale of the Epidemic Statistics on opioid addiction, overdoses, and deaths. The impact on various demographics and regions. C Continue Reading...
Situation of Focus The opioid epidemic in America has arisen in part as a result of over-prescription of drugs to patients (Brummett et al., 2017). While patients have a right to expect pain relief, the tendency among health care providers to prescri Continue Reading...
Purpose The purpose of this executive summary is to provide an overview of the issue of the opioid epidemic in the U.S. and how supply-side factors have played a role in the spread of this epidemic. According to Pacula and Powell (2018) in the Journa Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Socioeconomic Impact of the Opioid Epidemic in America: This essay would explore the broad consequences of the opioid crisis on various socioeconomic levels, including its toll on healthcare costs Continue Reading...
Title: Opioid Epidemic in America Abstract While many people are aware that there is an opioid epidemic in America, they may not understand exactly what that means. While opioids are drugs, the term does not just refer to any type Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Role of Pharmaceutical Companies in the Opioid Crisis: Explore how pharmaceutical companies have contributed to the opioid epidemic through aggressive marketing, misleading information, and the ove Continue Reading...
Abstract Drug overdose has become the leading cause of death in the United States, and the majority of overdose fatalities involve opioids. Both legal (by doctor prescription) and illicit opioids are implicated in the current public health epidemic. Continue Reading...
OxyContin -- The Start of the Opioid Epidemic Social Impact Opioids are the class of drugs that involve an illegal drug named heroin. When over-prescription of OxyContin was observed, it was linked to the addiction to heroin. Purdue launched this dru Continue Reading...
Dear Senator Richard Pan: I have major concerns about AB-1512, the Opioid Prevention and Rehabilitation Act, which places a tax upon wholesalers who distribute of opioids within the state. First of all, I would like to say that as a registered nurse Continue Reading...
Health Policy Analysis Part IProblem StatementThe state of Kentucky has a number of policies and procedures in place for prescribing and monitoring of opioid use as well as for prevention of prescription opioid misuse and abuse (OIG, 2020). However, Continue Reading...
What Can be Done to Stop the Opioid Crisis in the United States Today? Introduction Today, a veritable public health crisis exists with respect to the widespread use of prescription and illicit opioids such as heroin, pain relievers and synthetic opi Continue Reading...
OPIOID EPIDEMICOpioid Epidemic: Is Addiction a Choice or Disease?From the onset, it would be prudent to note that addiction starts as a choice and slowly morphs into a disease. I will explain. To begin with, addiction could be deemed a choice at the Continue Reading...
1. Assess the data needed to design the program and collection method.Opioid use disorder has become a growing concern in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have declared it a public health epidemic due to the rise in a Continue Reading...
Public Health: Countering Opioid Overdoses Problem The opioid epidemic is a severe public health crisis that must be attended to with urgency in the U.S. It has spread in due part to the problem of care providers over-prescribing strong and addictive Continue Reading...
The Problem of Overdosing with Opioids Introduction By definition, any incident of overdosing is a problem, but the problem is especially severe in the case of opioids since these can be life-threatening. Moreover, the United States has experienced a Continue Reading...
"Addicts Need Help. Jails Could Have the Answer." Article Response In this article, the author shows the desperation that many drug addicts have in their lives and the way addiction has destroyed the lives of the addicts. For a long time, Continue Reading...
Health Policy Analysis Part IIOptions AnalysisMandate Additional TrainingIn response to this public health crisis, Kentucky policymakers have a variety of options available to them. First, they could pass legislation requiring physicians to complete Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Evolution of Painkillers: From Ancient Remedies to Modern Pharmaceuticals: This essay would explore the history and progression of pain management, from early natural remedies and opiates to the development of synthetic d Continue Reading...
Eastern Kentucky: Prescription and Illicit Drug Addiction Although the epidemic of prescription drug abuse has left few corners of the United States untouched—according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 183,000 people die Continue Reading...
Outline I. Introduction A. History of drugs, cross-cultural perspective 1. Opium wars (ACLU, 2020) 2. Since Nixon, the modern “war on drugs” (Pearl, 2018) 3. History of drug use in different societies (ACLU, 2020) B. History of government Continue Reading...
War on Drugs Futile Failing and Nefariously Linked to the War on Terror Effectiveness of the War on Drugs Outline I. Introduction A. History of drugs, cross-cultural perspective 1. Opium wars 2. Since Nixon, the modern “war on drugs” 3. H Continue Reading...
Discussion 1 The news media and bloggers rely on “clickbait” headlines to grab readers’ attention and lure them into an article. Scholars write catchy headlines but for different reasons. Whereas clickbait headlines are a form of & Continue Reading...
Health Economics In 2012, there were nearly 800 million doses of opioids prescribed in Ohio alone -- a figure which equates to roughly 70 pills for every individual in the state. The prescriptions were for 20% of the state's populace (Semuels, 2017) Continue Reading...
Health Communications: Minority Youth Substance Abuse Solutions Introduction: Why a Public Health Campaign is Needed The rise of the opioid epidemic in America has been well documented by researchers (Nelson, Juurlink & Perrone, 2015; Manchikanti et Continue Reading...
Introduction When the nation was founded, hemp was a regular crop that the Founding Fathers all harvested. Cannabis was literally part of the fabric of the American Way: hemp was used for a variety of functions, from tea to textiles. As Robert Deitch Continue Reading...
Do the Pros Outweigh the Cons of the Affordable Care Act? Introduction Before the 1970s, the majority of people held hospital insurance. For instance in the ‘40s, only a tenth of the population actually had private health insurance. Just forty Continue Reading...
The Social Problem of Drug Abuse Introduction Drug abuse started in my family with my brother Camilo. As a poor, migrant family, we had to move around a lot as my father was constantly looking for work. Eventually he obtained a steady job and our fam Continue Reading...
Acute Pain Management: A Brief Overview Course Number, Section, and Title (Example: NURS 4000 Section 04, Research and Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice) (enter the date submitted to Instructor) CHANGE IN PRACTICE Acute pain management is Continue Reading...
Purdue Pharma's Role in the Opioid Crisis Introduction The court case of US v. Purdue Pharma is a case that focuses on the Anti-Kickback Statute, which holds it a felony for an entity to accept kickbacks for providing services or items that are r Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Evolution of Pain Management: From Ancient Remedies to Modern Painkillers: This essay would explore the history of pain management, discussing how ancient civilizations dealt with pain and tracing Continue Reading...
The New York Times has beat writers that cover virtually every subject. For example, the White House correspondents for the Times are Maggie Haberman and Peter Baker. There are writers who cover the arts, living, business, health and so on. Haberman Continue Reading...
The Truth about the Undeniable Hypocrisy of the FDASection 4: Unknown Variables of the FDAs Acceptance ProcessesThe FDAs food and drugs acceptance process includes the risk of unknown variables affecting outcomes (Cooper & Golec, 2019; Haffajee & Mel Continue Reading...
Persuasive Position: Changing Texas Cannabis LawCannabis laws are changing all over the nation. Yet Texas continues to have some of the most restrictive ordinances prohibiting even the prescription of marijuana for medicinal purposes as well as recre Continue Reading...
Abstract There is a need to legalize marijuana and allow people an alternative source of health care to that which is provided by the pharmaceutical industry. Big Pharma is responsible for the opioid epidemic devastating lives today. Mari Continue Reading...
