The Bioethics Project
At Kent Place School
Tag: opioids
Tag: opioids
Lethal and Illegal: The Ethics and Effects of Drug Decriminalization
By Bridget Smallman Abstract Since the 19th century, America has faced an ongoing battle against harmful opioid use. As a society, we have allowed this problem to continue and progress into harming our populations. For instance, research has shown that over 10 million Americans misuse opioids each year and there were 50,000 opioid related deaths
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Defining and Eliminating Pain
On a Scale from 1 to 10: The Ethical Implications of Defining and Eliminating Pain By Eliza Lox How do you define pain? Who decides how a patient’s pain is treated? Is it ethical for us to eliminate pain at all? How does the opioid crisis play a role in answering all of these questions?
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