Question

Ouestions:

1. If you were in Barbara's place, would you report your aunt's deception to her physicians? Fully explain why you would or would not report.

2. What would you tell your aunt? Would you tell her if you were going to report this to her physicians?

3. Based on the Controlled Substances Act, is Barbara required by law to report her aunt?

Barbara, a medical assistant, noticed that her aunt, who suffered chronic pain from a neck injury, carried two bottles of Percodan in her purse. "Two doctors write prescriptions for me," Barbara's aunt confided, "but neither knows about the other. That's the only way I can get enough medication to control my pain." וווחווטוזומורוווחו noA : INVINOdW

Answer 1

Opioids is a group of drug used to treat chronic pain occurs secondary to surgery or disease condition. This drug must taken under the supervision of doctors prescription. Opioids induces addiction among the people and results in drug dependence. Periodic monitoring is necessary inorder to prevent dependency towards the drugs. In this scenario it's mandatory to report Barbara condition to family physician inorder to prevent complications resulting from drug illicit.

It's important to make patient understand the illicit use of these drugs. Long term usage of opioids results in risk of sleepless Ness, severe migraine.