If doctors are more empathetic when treating their patients they can reduce the addiction to opiates. In the articles, “Veterans Face Greater Risks Amid Opioid Crisis,” (2016) Childress, ” and A Growing Number of Veterans Struggle To Quit Powerful Painkillers,” (2014) Lawrence, the authors argue that the reason opioids are used more often than natural forms of treatment is because they are both easier and quicker for the doctors to prescribe. In “Can You Get Over An Addiction?” (2016) Szalavitz, she argues that when society begins to treat drug addiction as a learning disorder, then treatment will become more focused on compassion. The addiction to opiates in America will continue to grow as long as doctors prescribe them without first testing other forms of treatment. If we dedicate time to natural forms of treatment we can reduce the addiction to the opiates and eventually eliminate it completely.
When our doctors begin to recognize addiction as something to be treated with more time, they will stop prescribing so many opioids. The doctors prescribing these drugs believe they are the only form of helping people deal with pain. Most patients are prescribed pills to deal with their pain and then they are prescribed more pills to control the side effects (Childress, 2016, p.2). This is the problem that society must change. Resulting to natural remedies such as yoga and acupuncture will reduce the patients reliance for so many pills at once. When Lawrence (2014) interviewed Gavin West, a member of the Opioid Safety Program, he said “It’s always easier to just prescribe a pill. (Lawrence, 2014, p.3). West stated that although they have tried other types of medications, they continue to go back to prescribing opiates. There is no proof that these other forms of treatment were unsuccessful. Resulting in the easiest option is the reason why so many people continue to become addicted to these drugs.
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If doctors are more empathetic when treating their patients they can reduce the addiction to opiates. THIS IS YOUR POSITION, RIGHT?
In the articles, “Veterans Face Greater Risks Amid Opioid Crisis,” (2016) Childress, ” and A Growing Number of Veterans Struggle To Quit Powerful Painkillers,” (2014) Lawrence, the authors argue that the reason opioids are used more often than natural forms of treatment is because they are both easier and quicker for the doctors to prescribe. GREAT- JUST REMEMBER, THE YEAR GOES AFTER THE AUTHOR’S LAST NAME.
In “Can You Get Over An Addiction?” (2016) Szalavitz, she argues that when society begins to treat drug addiction as a learning disorder, then treatment will become more focused on compassion. The addiction to opiates in America will continue to grow as long as doctors prescribe them without first testing other forms of treatment. If we dedicate time to natural forms of treatment we can reduce the addiction to the opiates and eventually eliminate it completely. EXCELLENT– JUST AN FYI, WHAT THIS TELLS ME AS A READER IS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FOCUSING ON ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS IN EVERY BODY PARAGRAPH WHETHER IT IS THROUGH EVALUATING THE LACK OF CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS OR FOCUSING ON THE MENTION OF THE IDEA.
When our doctors begin to recognize addiction as something to be treated with more time, they will stop prescribing so many opioids. GREAT COMMON IDEA SENTENCE!
The doctors prescribing these drugs believe they are the only form of helping people deal with pain. Most patients are prescribed pills to deal with their pain and then they are prescribed more pills to control the side effects (Childress, 2016, p.2). This is the problem that society must change. Resulting to natural remedies such as yoga and acupuncture will reduce the patients reliance for so many pills at once. CAREFUL, YOU DON’T WANT TO INDICATE YOUR POSITION OR YOUR BELIEF, YOU WANT TO EVALUATE WHAT THE ARTICLES ARE SAYING ABOUT PRESCRIPTION OF DRUGS INSTEAD OF TIME TO HEAL…
When Lawrence (2014) interviewed Gavin West, a member of the Opioid Safety Program, he said “It’s always easier to just prescribe a pill. (Lawrence, 2014, p.3). West stated that although they have tried other types of medications, they continue to go back to prescribing opiates. There is no proof that these other forms of treatment were unsuccessful. Resulting in the easiest option is the reason why so many people continue to become addicted to these drugs. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF EVALUATING TO FOCUS ON YOUR ORIGINAL THESIS STATEMENT. EXCELLENT!