Diploma Health: Ethical Issues in Social Policy, Medication Dilemma

This report addresses the ethical dilemma of medication overuse and its impact on the body's natural healing capabilities. The introduction highlights the increasing reliance on medication for various health issues, leading to a potential decrease in the body's natural recovery processes. Part 1 presents a concise statement of the ethical dilemma, emphasizing the addiction to medicines and the impact on pain tolerance and mental health. It also discusses relevant legislation, WHO guidelines, and different perspectives on the issue, including those of medical professionals and the general public. Part 2 defines ethics and provides examples, focusing on the main ethical dilemma of medication hindering natural recovery. It explores relevant laws and policies, along with diverse views on the dilemma, including those of doctors and patients, concluding with a personal view on the issue. The report summarizes that over-reliance on medication reduces the body's natural healing abilities and the need for instant relief, which can lead to dependence. The conclusion stresses the importance of considering the long-term effects of excessive medication and its impact on overall health.

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Ethical Dilemma - Medication create dilemma on separating natural recovery power of body.
INTRODUCTION
In the current time medication plays a major role as through that a person able to recover
or resolve their medical or healthy care issues. now a day for every health related issues include
small to big there are numbers of medicines are available which provide instant relief to an
individual(Barnsley, 2020). But there are several demerits of too much medication because
human body get relay on it and without it they not able to heal health related issues. The
respective report is based ethical dilemma i.e. medication create dilemma on separating natural
recovery power of body. Related to this analysis is conducted in respective report.
PART 1
1. Short statement on an ethical dilemma
The ethical dilemma taken for respective report is Medication create dilemma on
separating natural recovery power of body. It is seen that in current time people are getting
addicted toward taking medicines for any health related issues, due to this habit people not able
to bear pain as well as it also impact of the human body natural healing power. Due to this
THAT also develop guideline related to situation in which human body need to take medicine
and how much pain they can handle.
2. Key issues surrounding to ethical dilemma
There are several key issues which is faced related to ethical dilemma i.e. Medication
create dilemma on separating natural recovery power of body such as people are not patient that
they handle little bit of pain(Bar tellsand LeRoy, 2020). This is so because in current time people
are getting addicted toward the medicines. Moreover, there are numbers of medicines available
which can be easily affordable by every individual so they purchase it for every pain relief.
Moreover, medicines also impact on the person’s mental condition which leads to depression due
to any issues or situation.

3. Legislation and policies relevant to ethical dilemma
The ethical dilemma of respective report is Medication create dilemma on separating
natural recovery power of body and it is essential for government to develop legislation and rules
in respect of this. In addition to this, in respect of this ethical dilemma WHO (World Health
Organization) developed a proper guideline in which they advice situation in that a person need
to take medicines. In addition to this they also provide guidance that are related to how much a
person much bear pain by avoiding medicines in order to leave a health life.
4. Different perspectives on the ethical dilemma
The respective report ethical dilemma is related to Medication create dilemma on
separating natural recovery power of body which can be determined through different
perspective (Binningand Bowman, 2020). According to perspective of medical professional it is
determine that they are against that people take medicines for the small health issues as that
impact on their natural healing system of body. On the other hand, if it is analyse with the
perspective of people they say that they are too busy and if they not take medicine they not able
to conduct other work properly as well as they are feel unhealthy due to pain.
PART 2
1. What is meant by the term ethics, including discussion of three examples
Ethics is considered as brand of philosophy which include systematizing, recommending
and defending concept related to wrong as well as right behaviour. In every industry they have
own industry and it is essential for companies to follow it properly for conducting business
properly. Moreover there are main four principles of ethics i.e. justice, non maleficence,
autonomy and beneficence as well as it is essential to be considered by everyone. There are
several example of ethics in healthcare industry such as medical processional must provide
appropriate advice to patient, keep each and every process and conversation transparent and help
every person who are facing issues related to health.
2. What your main ethical dilemma was and the statement you gave in the video
The main ethical dilemma of respective report is Medication create dilemma on
separating natural recovery power of body which means in current time people around the world

are dependent on the medicine due to which their natural healing power getting decreased(Kori,
Mittermeierand Rienties, 2020). This mean taking too much medicine make a person body weak
and they not able to heal themselves and they require medicine for every situation.
3. Discuss the relevant laws and policies surrounding your main dilemma
The dilemma of respective report is based on how medication impact on a person body
and make weak that body not able to heal them self(Sockand et. al., 2020). In order to this there
are several laws which are developed by government and WHO so that a person could take
medicine or drug when they needed through the consultancy of doctor or ant medical
professional.
4. Discussion of the different views on your ethical dilemma from the discussion
There are different views related to the medication and its impact on human body,
according to doctor or medical professional it is essential to much medicine as well as in every
health related issues make human body weak due to which they not able to heal by
themselves(Schiffand et. al., 2020). But according to the view of people they are too busy and
lots of work they need to do so if they not take medicine they able to perform properly.
5. Give your final view on the dilemma based on the different views you have encountered
The view of ethical dilemma addressed in respective report is that a person should not
take too much medicine or in every situation because it impact on their body due to which it not
able to perform properly as well as they also not able to heal by themselves.
CONCLUSION
Through the analysis of mentioned points it can be summarized that in current time
around the world people are getting highly dependent on the medication as through that they able
to get relief of any health related issues recently. This will help them in avoiding unnecessary
pain instant. On the other hand, due to taking too much medication human body natural healing
power get reduced as now a person not able to bear pain as well as there are some people who
take instant medicine when they feel any healthy issues in their body. Due to this habit an
individual get fully dependent on the medicine which impact on their body.

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