Four thousand Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses in 2017….

Question Answered step-by-step Four thousand Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses in 2017…. Four thousand Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses in 2017. Often the street drugs were contaminated by fentanyl. RN’s have been on the front lines of helping persons with substance dependency disorders.  The Crosstown Clinic in Vancouver provides by prescription Diacetylmorphine (legal heroin) to treat a small number of patients in Canada dealing with opioid dependence when other forms of treatment do not work. They are substituting illegal heroin with clinical heroin. The medication may be in injectable or tablet form.Use 2 references from bioethics and/or nursing ethics journals not older than 4 years old.Using Beneficence, non-maleficence and harm reduction ethical principles incorporate it to the case study given.Theory of Utilitarianism:  theory of morality that advocates actions that foster happiness or pleasure and oppose actions that cause unhappiness or harm. Choose only one (approve or disapprove) and explain in detail why you choose the answer. Why did you approve or disapprove of nurses being advocates for harm reduction programs using ethical decision-making? Using ethical decision-making, explain in detail why you approve or disapprove. Health Science Science Nursing NURSING NUR403 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)