Assessment is a process that continues throughout a client’s treatment. It is, by necessity, an ongoing and ever-changing procedure that seeks to take into account the strengths, areas for improvement, and challenges facing each individual client. The initial assessment, though, carries the most weight and contains the bulk of information used in formulating a treatment…
Opioids are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs. Prescription painkillers like OxyContin, Codeine, and Vicodin may be beneficial in masking pain, but their opioid nature makes them dangerously addictive. What is the reality of Vicodin addiction in particular? What sets it apart from other addictions, and what does it look like? Gregory House Illustrates…
It’s been called the Opiate Pain Reliever. Darvocet is categorized as a narcotic pain medication, and it was making headlines in 2010 for all the wrong reasons when it was withdrawn from the United States market in November. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) pulled the proverbial plug on the medical distribution of the drug. According…
Values, ethics, and principles have one major thing in common; they shape our character. The values we hold dear impact our ethics. Our unique code of values and ethics create the principles we live by. These elements of our personality influence everything from personal to professional decisions. The average person makes ethical choices based on…