Addiction should be considered as brain disease Addiction is a difficult condition which results from the use of compulsive substances regardless of the harmful consequences. Addiction may also involve the continuous undertaking of particular behaviours, such as sex and gambling. Addicted people tend using particular substances such as alcoholic substances to the point that they cannot function properly without the use of certain drugs. People that have substance use syndrome tend to have distorted behaviour, distorted thinking, and distorted body functions. Continuous abuse of a particular drug distorts the brains wiring, hence making the people have an intense craving for a particular drug, the cravings make it difficult for the addicted persons to cease abusing the drug. Addiction should be considered as brain disease since it hiders the brain from functioning properly. Addiction is a brain disease since it alters the proper functioning and the structure of the brain. For instance, the initial usage of drugs such as alcohol is voluntary for most people. However, repeated usage of the drugs changes the functioning of the brain and hence alters the…
factors attributing to people’s addiction Addiction refers to the use of substance or engagement in behaviour with the rewarding effects that provide a forced incentive that creates a repetition of the activity regardless of its negative consequences. Addition involves the use of drugs or behaviours, such as gambling. Disorders resulting from substance use and gambling are complicated conditions that lead to the affection of rewards, reinforcement motivation and the brain’s memory system. With addiction, there is impaired control over usage and abnormal usage. Addicted individuals will continue persuing an activity despite the physical or psychological harm it causes them. An individual’s tolerance to an addicted substance increases with the adaptation of the body to its presence. Addiction is a multi-faced that may happen from the confluence of biological, psychological and environmental factors. The biological factors attributed to people’s addiction include genes, physiological factors and gender. Despite the variation in the estimations by scientists, genetic factors have been found to contribute to nearly half of the risk to the development of substance used disorder. There is a variation in the vulnerability…
Healthcare and Nursing Hypertension is described as a long term medical condition that tends to elevate the blood pressure in arteries. There has been a tendency in many patients not to comply with the set medication offered to ensure that their hypertension levels remain relatively low. Lack of information among the hypertension patients thus lays the basis for the research. Therefore, the purpose of the paper is to indicate that hypertension patients can adhere to medication if given the proper education and the resources needed. The research question is, thus, are their actions that can be conducted to ensure that hypertension patients become more educated and adhere to their medication. The main reason for choosing this topic is based on experience in the intensive care unit, where I have had the chance to experience patients coming with uncontrolled levels of hypertension due to lack of education on medical adherence. The goal of the research is to ensure that over time hypertension patients are educated and are made to adhere to their medications to avoid the extremes that may be associated…
Effects of mental oppression to the health of human beings Carl Jung is a Psychological Analyst who founded the field of analytical psychology. He holds a PHD in Psychology, and his work was influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, and religious studies. He focused on researches that chronicle around investigating the relationship between human behavior and human health. The article’s rationale revolves around human behavior, determined by the health parameters of the said person. Conventionally, the health of human beings is determined by life experiences, lifestyle, and mental status assess their behaviour. For instance, according to Carl (2015), people who are mentally oppressed may always cause chaos when interacting with others that tend to develop mental illness easily. Carl argues that a policy should be set up to safeguard human beings from the oppression of any kind to ensure that we have peaceful society. To note, the article lays the claim of policy that the effects of mental oppression to the health of human beings should be maintained through the mental status treatment should be made…
To what extent have government strategies been effective in tackling type two diabetes among adults in England from 2014 to present Research question The research questions that the proposed study seeks to address are: What are the primary identifiable factors across the most efficacious strategies that constitute a successful intervention that addresses type 2 diabetes? What are the trends in type 2 diabetes and its health implications for the adult population in England? To what extent has the government intervention strategies impacted the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in England for the past six years?. Introduction Type 2 diabetes is an issue affecting individuals across the world from all walks of life and all ages. This research proposal aims to contribute to the understanding of the effectiveness of the government intervention strategies in addressing type 2 diabetes, T2D, that mainly affects adults in England. The proposal addresses the general background of T2D prevalence in England and the UK and analyses the rationale for the choice of this area of research. The target group demographics, the epidemiological information, and the statistics…
ADR Healthcare Persistent security and the counteraction of clinical blunders is a common objective looked for by all in healthcare patients, suppliers, and legal advisors. Shockingly, agreement closes when awful results happen. Disputes over “how” and “why” are generally settled through prosecution. Since doctors need to keep away from the harming impacts of lawful activities, they may not reveal to the patient the points of interest that prompted an unfriendly occasion. Patients resort to utilizing misbehaviour asserts with an end goal to get data that may clarify their undesired result. One strategy that has been acquainted in healthcare with keep away from this belligerent way to deal with correspondence is Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Results from healthcare frameworks that are utilizing ADR recommend this methodology addresses the issues of the two patients and suppliers with the extra advantage of diminishing costs, empowering divulgence, and improving patient security. Late investigations of our healthcare framework have recognized that unforeseen results happen at a high rate, some of which are preventable and because of clinical blunders. At the point when unfavourable occasions occur,…
Coronavirus prevention Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that causes respiratory illness. Individuals infected may develop mild to moderate symptoms such as fever, difficulty in breathing, dry cough and tiredness. These symptoms can take up to 14 days to manifest. World health organization (WHO) and Public health authorities have come up with necessary protective measures against the new coronavirus. Maintain social distance. It is safe to keep a distance of at least 1 meter between yourself and anyone coughing or sneezing. Small liquid droplets containing the virus may be sprayed from mouth and nose through coughing if you are too close to an infected person. Avoid crowded places and non-essential gatherings. Limit contact with people at higher risk, such as those in poor health and older adults. Washing hands frequently. It is advisable to regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand rub to kill the viruses that may be on your hand. Practice respiratory hygiene. These involve covering your nose and mouth with a bent elbow or using tissue which is disposed…
Abuse of prescribed psychoactive drugs Mutlu, E., & Asicioglu, F. (2019, September 20). Abuse of Prescribed Psychoactive Drugs. Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry, 20(2), 195-202. doi:10.5455/apd.53469 Introduction Emre Mutlu and Faruk Aşicioğlu carried out research on the abuse of prescribed psychoactive drugs in the year 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. The hypotheses of the study were, first, abused psychoactive drugs are benzodiazepines, ketamine, opioids, biperiden, quetiapine, pregabalin, and gabapentin. Secondly, the abuse of drugs can be detected in blood samples. Thirdly, there is an illegal distribution of the drugs in raves. The methodology used was that one thousand seven hundred and ten files ranging from the year 2012- 2019 arrived at the 5th specialization committee headed by the Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine. The council evaluated the files concerning form, type, and amount of abused drugs and the frequency of detection of the drugs and narcotics in biological samples and at crime scenes. The results were that 614 cases abused benzodiazepines, 362 pregabalin, 310 gabapentin, and 242 buprenorphine, and 24 cases used other drugs. The use of one psychoactive drug was detected…
The assessment is excellent and has noted down everything that the patient was undergoing Hello, The assessment is excellent and has noted down everything that the patient was undergoing. Several pertinent questions were asked to the patient and the family members. However, other questions can be presented to the patient, such as when he takes his medication. The purpose of the question is to determine his adherence to his prescription. Additionally, asking the patient if he experiences sleep disturbance because they are symptoms of poop out. Moreover, asking whether the patient abuses substances is important however much it is in the case study. Your assessment also highlighted on diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, and the pharmacological agents. The diagnostic tests include structural and functional MRI. At the same time, it would be prudent to test the client’s blood pressure before, during, and after initiating the recommended treatment. Again, testing the plasma levels of O-desmethylvenlafaxine which remains an active metabolite, is essential. Plasma tests can help determine if doses can be increased depending on the results. For the differential diagnosis, it remains…
Pathophysiology and Pharmacology of Hypertension Disorder The cardiovascular disorder under consideration is hypertension. This disorder is associated with a sustained increase of inactive systolic blood pressure, BP or diastolic BP or all of them inclusive. Hypertension disorder can be either of a known cause, essential hypertension, or known cause, secondary hypertension. The disorder has been attributed to be the primary cause of mortality and morbidity due to its involvement with renal disease, coronary heart condition, and cerebrovascular disease. Therefore, it is significant to explore the pathophysiology of the disorder, the impact of genetic factors on its pathophysiology and maladaptive responses, and the drugs used to treat it and their side effects. Pathophysiology and maladaptive responses of hypertension disorder Several interrelated factors have been ascribed to contribute to an unremitting elevation of BP. The long-standing consequences of increased blood pressure are involved with end-organ damage, which upshots into increased morbidity and mortality. BP is termed as a product of total vascular resistance and cardiac output. Therefore, individuals suffering from hypertension experience either an increased cardiac output or increased systemic vascular resistance,…