Category: Abuse

Female Drug Abusers Recovery Care Plan Table of Contents Subjective and Objective Data Necessary Considerations Plan of Care Further Considerations Conclusions References An object of this study is a woman in her late forties. She is a IV drug abuser who is recovering. Both her physical and moral condition is not good. She complains of…

Minimizing Prescription Drug Abuse in Oklahoma Table of Contents Introduction Raising Awareness Education Prevention Treatment Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Substance abuse is, unfortunately, quite a common phenomenon in the 21st-century reality (Holmes 17). While, for the most part, drugs are rather hard to obtain, with prescribed drug abuse, however, the situation becomes more complicated, since…

Researching of Fraud and Abuse in Healthcare Healthcare fraud is an intentional practice of misusing the healthcare system for unlawful gains, such as billing patients for services that were never provided or performing unnecessary medical procedures. The difference between fraud and abuse is that the latter is not done intentionally, despite the fact that both…

Health Care Fraud, Abuse and Ethics The Concept of Health Care Fraud Health care fraud is the imposition of plenty of unnecessary treatments. According to Pyrek (2011), fraud is determined as deceit or breach of confidence perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage (p. 81). It is also should be noted…

Impact of Alcohol Abuse on Breast Cancer Risk in Women Introduction Alcohol abuse is a common problem in most societies that leads to serious health problems. However, many people are aware of the negative effects of alcohol on the liver and cardiovascular system but do not know about the link between alcohol and an increased…

Identifying Health Care Fraud and Abuse Health care fraud is a significant bother for all stakeholders, even though not everyone realizes it. On the one hand, fraud and abuse are associated with an increased cost of care. According to Drabiak and Wolfson (2020), up to 10% of all healthcare costs are associated with fraudulent reimbursement…

Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Obamacare Table of Contents Better Coverage for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Redesigning Payment Arrangements Main Challenges References The Affordable Care Act (ACA) offered an opportunity to improve healthcare for people with mental illnesses. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, introduced in 2008, were the long-awaited…

Substance Abuse Disorder Causes, Syptoms, Types In most cases, the consumption of substances that alter psychological states or behavior is considered a normal pastime. However, substance abuse  illicit, prescriptive, or licit drugs  has been linked to multiple chronic behavioral and psychotic disorders (Blow & Barry, 2014). Substance abuse or drug abuse can cause…

Drug Prescription Issues and Abuse Table of Contents Introduction Literature Review Significance Research Method Research Analysis and Discussion Limitations of the Research Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Drug misuse and abuse are increasingly widespread problems that lead to higher levels of morbidity and mortality in all groups of the population in the US. It is fascinating,…

The Problems of Drug Misuse and Abuse and Their Management Table of Contents Introduction Literature Review Significance Research Method Research Analysis and Discussion Limitations of the Research Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Drug misuse and abuse are increasingly widespread problems that lead to higher levels of morbidity and mortality in all groups of the population in…