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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 3; Issue 1
ARTWORK
Opiate Addiction
By Mohamed Buwe Osman, MD
Loneliness
By Mohamed Buwe Osman, MD
Curiosity
By Mohamed Buwe Osman, MD
Tranquility
By Tri V Tran, MD
Tuscan Twilight
By Philip R Brunner, MD, FAAP
Water Color Pond
By Caroline Magruder, MD
Baskets
By David Clarke, MD
Health Care Reform
By Christina M Holmes
Morning Garden Light
By Robert W Hogan, MD
Emerald Lakes, New Zealand
By Michael Krall, MD
Jaguar
By Stuart Hahn, MD
Cheetah
By Stuart Hahn, MD
Mount Hood, Oregon
By Patty Stelz, RN
Rolling Waves, Lower Antelope Slot Canyon Near Page, AZ
By Gerald D Levy, MD
Abundance
By Kamran Nikravan, MD
Breakwater
By Carol Nelson
Mountain Time Zone
By Carol Nelson
Little Green Man
By Salvatore Iaquinta, MD
Kalwi Coast
By Douglas Davenport, MD
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Opiate Addiction
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acrylic on canvas
By Mohamed Buwe Osman, MD
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Use of mind-altering drugs has peaked to an epidemic proportion. In modern society, prescription pain medications are the most widespread legal drugs used on the streets.
Can the human life cycle move on without the experience of pain interruptions? Can pain persevere 24 hours per day or throughout the human life cycle even after the eliciting factor is no longer there? The answers to these types of questions are very complex and sensitive in the judgments of medical societies, patients, and media.
Employment of opiate pain medication is warranted and could even save life in certain acute medical or surgical settings. Can nonopiate pain medications equally be effective for alleviation of pain? Doctors who have worked in third world countries like Africa are familiar with these types of controversial inquiries.
Can humans live pain free? No. Experience of pain is not definitely parallel to the experience of pleasure. The human brain has both pain and pleasure receptors. Pleasure receptors are similar to opiate or Mu receptors. Drugs such as opiates stimulate opiate receptors and will elicit a feeling of heavenly pleasure, distraction from pain and thereafter no pain.
Perception of pain is different in different cultures. In our fast-growing modern society perception of pain is heightened because of several factors. A fast-growing technology predisposes humans to severe stress. Stress may cause disabling pain. Such pains are evidently sequels of muscle tension. Do humans need opiates for such conditions? Evidently the answer is no. Such a strategy will not eliminate the root of the problem, which is stress. Humans cannot escape from the threats of stress. However teachings that address self-management of stress through meditation, muscle-relaxation techniques, and alternative healings would be appropriate and beneficial.
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ARTIST STATEMENT
Mohamed Buwe Osman, MD
I am an American Board Certified Physician, Geriatrician, formerly with Group Health Cooperative, and former United Nations Physician in Africa.
Art is a strong spiritual, deep feeling that communicates with the creative receptors of human brain. Colors of art are ubiquitous. They exist independent from our conscious world. They convey energy. We are surrounded by this mysterious energy. The unconscious part of me strives to capture this invisible energy. It transcribes it into fine art images.
I am inspired by what I see, feel, touch, think, and remember. As a physician my patients are the sources of my inspiration. East Africa is my place of origin. North America gave me the opportunity not only to practice medicine but to recreate as well the energy of colors into contemporary African art. I have implemented an integrated practice of medicine and art. I have created an art gallery inside my medical clinic. To visit this clinic, please visit at primarycareofstpauls.com
My works of art touch most of the topics of medical conditions that a physician encounters daily. I have created several paintings on issues of substance abuse and dependence such as alcohol, opiates, marijuana, and nicotine. My concepts and thoughts about these conditions have been formed as a result of my 30-years of experience as a physician. These concepts do not necessarily reflect other authoritative or expert citations on these topics.
To see more on substance abuse in art, click here.
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MORE BY THIS ARTIST
• At the Refugee Camp
• Dream
• Life on Mars
• Parental Respect
• Mood Disorder
• A Friday Walk
• Loneliness
• Curiosity
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ARTIST WEB SITE
www.osmanart.net
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