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Q1. in your opinion, what do you see as being the costs to the community when a drug addict overdoses? Such costs might be tangible while others will be intangible. Include the cost of treating overdoses in an emergency room.
Q2. Often, those with drug addictions, especially those who abuse opioids, will seek treatment in emergency rooms and have earned the classification of drug seekers.
In your opinion, what are some of the dangers of treating addicts in emergency situations when they are known as drug seekers? What are some of the dangers of treating addicts in an emergency room when there is a legitimate need to use opiates for pain control?
How would you, as a healthcare professional, balance the need for opiate treatment for severe pain control and the need for the person to be abstinent from opiate drugs as a part of their drug treatment regimen?