Opioid overdose

opiate overdose to reverse coma and respiratory depression; included in formulations of pentazocine to reduce the risk of abuse. In layman’s terms Narcan is a narcotic antagonist, that blocks the brain 's opioid receptors and reverses the process of an overdose. Naloxone Hydrochloride, has the potential to save a life or enable an addict. It’s all up to how one would interpret the use of Narcan and it’s benefits to society. Narcans sole purpose is for the emergency treatment of a opioid overdose

met her death due to an overdose. Her parents found her dead on the kitchen floor of their home (Farinick). This is the result of drug abuse, the untimely death of individuals young and old. The opioid crisis is a disastrous pandemic that caused 250,000 deaths between 2000 and 2014 (“Opioid Crisis”). The opioid crisis is the abuse of prescription, legal, and illegal drugs, causing death among youth and adults. There are many underlying issues in regards to the opioid crisis, one of which is

Melissa Scott Professor Duncan Jr. POS 2112 9 February 2017 The Impact of Drugs in New Mexico Drug use in New Mexico is the highest factor into crime, violence, homelessness, poverty and overdose. Statistics have shown that this state has had the highest drug overdose death rate in the nation for most of the last two decades. With illegal drugs still playing a big factor into this problem, prescription drugs cause more deaths than both cocaine and heroin. There are many contributions into why New

risk for prescription drug abuse (CDC, 2010). As previously alluded to, the burden of opioid abuse and overdose deaths is substantially higher in Appalachia than other areas of the U.S. Since 1996, an increasing number of programs have provided the opioid antagonist naloxone hydrochloride, the method of choice to reverse the potentially fatal respiratory depression caused by overdose of heroin and other opioids (CDC, 2010). Community coalitions, law enforcement, concerned friends, families and good

death rates were 28% compared to the U.S. top performer 14%. Drug overdose death rates in Athens County, Ohio were 13% compared to the U.S. top performer 8% (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2016). According to a recent economic study conducted by the National Drug Intelligence Center (2011), estimated costs for illicit drug use in the United States in 2007 exceed $193 billion health care dollars. Moreover, in 2012, fatal drug overdoses cost Ohioans $2.0 billion dollars (Ohio Department of Health,

pills and other prescription drugs.” (Richardson, 2011) This is only one of the many sad stories of a promising teenager who has fallen into the grasp of opioid addiction in the state of Maine in the last decade. “In 2015 Maine saw a total of 272 deaths due to overdoses” (Ricker, 2016). The leading cause of these deaths are opioid overdoses. Opioid abuse is becoming an epidemic in this country, a raging fire that is sweeping across the nation, leaving many dead in its wake. Lawmakers and pharmaceutical

Katie is an everyday 35 year old woman; she has a wonderful husband and 2 small girls, a great job and looking up the ladder of success. Over the past few years, she has dedicated herself to having success at work and success with having a loving family. Anyone would meet Katie and her husband, Lewis, would think they have everything anyone could ever want. Even with her seemingly perfect life, Katie hides a secret. Katie has succumbed to a life of prescription drug addiction. About 10 years ago

recent years drugs have overtaken the United States by storm. The rising death rate of overdose continues to rise as we speak. Whether it is abuse of illegal drugs such as cocaine, or medication prescribed by a doctor such as opioid painkillers, addiction will always be a concern. And in many cases, if substance abuse continues, there is a real possibility of overdose. With very little being done to lower overdoses one can only wonder how can we make this epidemic disappear. According to a report from

November 15, 2017, The music industry lost a very young alternative rap artist by the name of “LIl Peep” The cause of death was an apparent drug overdose due to the amount of Xanax the artist consumed. Throughout Peep’s career, the often talked about drugs and his obsession with them. On his social media he showed drugs and even videos of him consuming them. Sadly he isn’t the only artist or public figure influencing drug abuse. From the trunk of an unknown car, to your doorstep. The amounts of ways

raise in taxes. In the United States there have been 183,000 overdose deaths related to opioid use between the years 1999-2015 (Opioid 2017). With such a prevalent epidemic sweeping the United States it is hard to believe that there is no solution. The fact is there is a solution, just an extremely expensive one. If we put intranasal Naxalone into the hands of police officers across the United States we will see a lowering in opioid overdose deaths, with a price tag of around $480,000,000. When we