Drug cards

When the test taker is deciding which information is the most important to write on a drug card, the following five questions can be used as a guide. The test taker should always ask why an intervention is being implemented. That is the key to critical thinking. 

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The top position should be occupied by the card that, in the opinion of the group, contains the most important and powerful reason to start or continue drug use. The two positions in the second row should be occupied by the cards that contain the next most important or powerful reasons, the third row the three next most important and the bottom row the four cards judged to contain the least important reasons. 

The cards detailing pressures, temptations and reasons for young people not to start drug use, or for existing users to stop their drug use, can be used in exactly the same way. 

Unfortunately, both the drug-reminder cards and packaging methods described here must be made for each patient on an individual basis, and some people are not willing to take the extra time needed to prepare these systems. 

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There also are numerous highly regarded, creative, and sophisticated tests to assess attention, concentration, and ECF, and these tests usually have manuals with age-corrected norms and sometimes provide sample test profiles of people with drug problems to compare with your client s profile. The WMS, for example, has a section that assesses attention and concentration in addition to memory functions. Another well-known attention and concentration test is the Symbol-Digit Modalities Test (Smith, 1991). Some of the more well-known measures of ECF and related cognitive functions include the Wisconsin Card Sorting... 

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In the United Kingdom, the present yellow card system had its origins in 1965, when Witts, who was then a member of the Committee on Safety of Drugs (the precursor to the CSM), published a method for the collection of suspected adverse reactions to drugs. 

In 1967, computer facilities were installed for handling the yellow card reports and, after consultation, a method of confidential feedback to the profession was designed. A doctor reporting an ADR was automatically sent a summary of all the reports received by the Committee on the drug and on similar drugs. Where possible, an estimate of the extent to which the drug was prescribed was also given. 

There is a 24 hour Freephone service available to all parts of the UK for advice and information on suspected adverse drug reactions contact the National Yellow Card Information Service at the MCA on 0800 731 6789. 

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