Narcotic Anonymous Drug Case Study

. IDENTIFYING DATA: The patient is a 29 year old AA male currently serving 25 year setence for COCAINE-SALE/MANUF/DELIV (X6) COCAINES POSSESSIONN (X6) GUN/W/DEADLY/WPN (x3). He entered FLDOC 4/7/2010 TRD:10/03/2033. This is his first prison term in the state of Florida. II.

According to a newly published review of decades of archaeological research, humans worldwide have been using psychoactive substances since prehistoric times. What started with the fermentation of wild berries and collecting mushrooms filled with psilocybin has now evolved to one of humanities biggest industries. Pharmaceutical companies spend millions of dollars each year on the research and development of pills, while at the same time a college student using household chemicals is making his own substance in his dorm room. Students, servers, doctors, soldiers, lawyers, politicians, parents, artists, teachers, police officers, fire fighters, and judges were all participants in Baker’s series. Showcasing the diversity of those who have the

DK,a 34 years old male presented to me for the first time with one week history of rapidly growing erythema on his right lower leg. It was painful with minimal swelling. His primary presenting symptoms were fever and malaise, and was taking Paracetamol 500mg twice daily, following consultation with a local camp physician 3 days ago, with negligible effect. He reported the same episode nearly two years back which resolved completely after treatment with anti-biotics(A/B).

mends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the number of patients that a qualifying practitioner dispensing narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment is initially allowed to treat from 30 to 100 patients per year. Allows a qualifying physician, after one year, to request approval to treat an unlimited number of patients under specified conditions, including that he or she: (1) agrees to fully participate in the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program of the state in which the practitioner is licensed, (2) practices in a qualified practice setting, and (3) has completed at least 24 hours of training regarding treatment and management of opiate-dependent patients for substance use disorders provided by specified organizations.

This paper will use the transtheoretical model to focus on Frey’s addictive behaviors and history with drugs and alcohol, the symptoms he experienced, and the difficult treatment one must undergo to overcome this

It also included a drug test and required me to fill out dozens of forms. After the long background process, I had finally started my first day working with the SDCDA on April 15th. I work every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:00 am to 2:00

CHIEF COMPLAINT: Left tibial plateau fracture, status post ORIF on August 23, 2015. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Dewayne is here for a three week recheck of his left medial tibial plateau fracture. He has been nonweightbearing as instructed and wearing a hinged knee brace, while working on his range of motion. He notes that he has some occasional achiness but overall has noted improvement in his overall pain control.

On Monday, April 24, 2017, the investigator traveled to conduct a claim investigation with the insured, Grape Valley Inc., massage parlor at 2760 Tapo Canyon Ridge #7, Semi Valley, CA 93063-2310. Recorded statements were provided by owner Ms. Nian Jia, and Message Technicians, Yijia Wu AKA Mandy, Mr. Yong Chang Yan and Mr. Huange Deng, AKA: Mike. Witnesses conveyed Mr. Cliff Bakelman was a regular once a week customer who has been coming to the foot massage parlor (Grape Valley, Inc.) for three years, where he would get a head to foot massage from Ms. Yijia Wu (Mandy). Ms. Wu conducted a head to toe body massage on Mr. Bakelman that would take about one hour.

The use of drugs and substances gradually increased over the fast five decades. During 1920s in Prohibition Era many children and adolescents used marijuana , just like heroin usage in1950s in New York and 1990 crack epidemic . These serious concerns caught the attention people who are involved in their children’s live and education. They were trying to understand the reasons of substance abuse and ways that it could be more effectively prevented. Researchers and scientists came up with three combinations of biological , psychological and sociological theories of why they might think adolescents use drugs and alcohol.

He liked to smoke the strong South American cannabis, a habit he indulged until his death. A craving for easy money had him dealing marijuana by the time he was 20 years old. He was already skilled at stealing cars and disposing of them quickly, he was starting to build a name for himself in the criminal underworld of the city. Luis Esteban, or |”The Snake,” as he was known in the early years, entered the cocaine trade under the tutelage of Chico Ramirez, who tested the young man now known as The Snake by sending him to purchase the high grade coca paste from Bolivia and Peru—a very dangerous assignment. Chico ran the local Cartel and processed the raw material into cocaine for distribution in the city.

Lastly, my fictitious student drinks 4 glasses of red wine per week, adding up to 320 calories per week, 1,600 calories per month, and 19,200 calories per year. On a monthly basis the student adds 2 pounds of fat for consuming 7,045 calories in alcohol. On a yearly basis the student will gain 24 pounds of fat for consuming 84,540 calories in alcohol. 2.

• Wearing a catheter at the moment. • District nurse visits once a week. He was recently in hospital for the catheter change as it was infected.

As previously mentioned above, Narcotics Anonymous is a support group where individuals who are addicted to drug using can go into recovery with the help of others to cleanse themselves mentally, physically, and emotionally from drugs. The support group accepts individuals who are looking to stop their use of any illegal drugs, substance use, and alcohol consumption. An individual(s) with a problem with alcohol and substance use is viewed as an illness, based on the severity of use, and its affects it does to an individual. Alcohol and substance use can start at any age from adolescent to older adult age. An onset of alcohol and substance use can be known when/if there is an indication of it from an individual’s family history, and/or family

I attended a Narcotics Anonymous meeting, NA, on Tuesday, April 28 from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm. The meeting was held at Northeastern University’s Ell Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to give people with drug addiction a space to talk about their struggles, successes, and stories and provide a community to offer support. In the meeting I attended, the program began with several readings followed by the introductions of new comers. There was a chip ceremony where chips indicating a specific time of sobriety were given to recipients; no one received a chip at this meeting.

The meeting that I attended this week was Narcotics Anonymous (NA). NA is a fellowship that includes men and women who struggle with addiction. The members of the group are supporters or recovering addicts, and the purpose is to maintain complete abstinence (Narcotics Anonymous, 2017). Prior to attending the group, I was not informed about the group and was uncertain of what to be expected. Unfortunately, the night that I attended was not a traditional session, as they were celebrating the milestones of a few members.