Debate on Drug and Alcohol Patients Assignment
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Running head: DEBATE ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL PATIENTS1Debate on Drug and Alcohol PatientsNameInstitution Affiliation
DEBATE ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL PATIENTS 2Debate on Drug and Alcohol PatientsGood afternoon Madam Chairman, ladies, and gentlemen.The topic of our debate is "that Drug and Alcohol abusers should be denied access to intensive care unit."The topic implies that wen in critical condition drug abusers and alcoholics do not deserve a place in the ICU. Drugs and alcohol abusers are individuals who use psychoactive substance, notfor medicinal purpose and alcohol which impairs their well-being physically, mentally, emotionally or socially. The ICU is a section in a hospital set for patients with severe and life-threatening illnesses and injuries that require close monitoring. We the opposition team consider this statement null.The second affirmative speaker talks of lack of justice in health and cost allocation. This is not valid as he gives data on drug and alcohol abuse, failing to compare it with other data. The cost is equally high, and even a child is part of the funds allocated. Trying to break further downfunds allocated for patients depending on the disease or age will be raising eyebrows because thefunds are simply for the sick. He also says that the patient's rights of a drug or alcohol abuser should be overridden by that of achild. This is wrong and goes against the patient's right, why sideline one yet both can be treated? Both are patients and diseases do not choose, none is better than the other since all have families.He also talks of Patient autonomy and clearly gives a valid definition. However, I disagree with the exemplary idea given; he talks of two patients presented to the ICU, a child, and a drug abuse
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