NUR 2
Response to my Initial Post
Hello Adeduntan,
The utilization of unlawful tobacco and alcohol has been a long-standing issue in American culture, an issue that has taken on a specific desperation over the most recent 30 years. In the mid-1960s, a presidential commission expressed: ''The worry and the pain of the American individuals over the national issue of medication misuse is communicated each day in the papers, the magazines, logical diaries, open discussions and in the home. It is a genuine and many-faceted issue" (President's Advisory Commission on alcohol and tobacco use, 1963:1). In 1971, President Nixon called drugs abuse, America's open adversary number one. After President George Bush's broadcast address in September 1989 (his first as President) on a national medication control procedure, 64 percent of respondents to a New York Times-CBS survey evaluated sedates as the country's main issue (New York Times, 1990). As one proportion of significance appended to this issue, in monetary 1992 the government burned through $12 billion on antidrug endeavors, and state and neighborhood offices together spent generally a similar sum (White House, 1992).
Residential Proclamation -- National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2016. (2016, August 31). Retrieved from https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/08/31/presidential-proclamation-national-alcohol-and-drug-addiction-recovery
7 Factors that Contribute to Drug Addiction. (2018, September 07). https://beginningstreatment.com/7-factors-that-contribute-to-drug-addiction/
New York Times 1990. Washington Talk: Drug War Underlines Fickleness of Public. Sept. 6:PA22.
Deborah Mandel ( lecturer)
Adeduntan
You selected a relevant population concern related to substance abuse (Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug) in today's society. The first draft of your Agenda Comparison Grid comparing the impact of the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidents’ agendas on the healthcare item you selected for study was well-developed and researched. I look forward to reading Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis, and Part 3: Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief in Week 2.
Dr. M
Ebony Hall,
Adeduntan,
Tobacco and alcohol use in the United States is a growing concern. It affects not only the individuals who use the products but society overall. Although tobacco use is legal, it continues to negatively affect the population. According to the National Institute on Alcohol and Abuse and Alcoholism (2018), alcohol used result in about 249 billion in spending in the United States in the year 2010. Gaining control over this would help to impact the healthcare system including nursing care. As nurses we have to care for many patients who suffer from alcoholism who have to be closely monitored and cared for. According to the CDC (2019), smoking tobacco can cause cancer, COPD, diabetes, stroke, and HIV. The government must take control over these issues which will help to change healthcare overall. As nurses, we try our best to help our patients with stopping tobacco use, however, it is a system wide problem. I think you have done very detailed research on a widely controversial topic.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Overviews of Diseases/Conditions.
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https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/diseases/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=EST 4059 - Tips 2016 Campaign Search - English - Prevention Terms;S;WL;BR;RES;HCP;CO&utm_content=Tobacco - Exact&utm_term=causes of smoking tobacco&&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_r3nBRDxARIsAJljleHBQtmI4SvvABj4NjBxgEJ50zbb6JIJwc3DFVhGwBsTr6QlqtasaV4aAnVEEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (2018). Alcohol Facts and Statistics.
Retrieved May 31, 2019, from
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/alcohol-facts-and-statistics.