| Description |
xix, 317 pages ; 22 cm. |
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What everyone needs to know |
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What everyone needs to know.
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| Summary |
"The opioid epidemic is responsible for the first sustained decline in U.S. life expectancy since the 1960s. In 2016, more than 50,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose -- to say nothing of the hundreds of thousands who live with some measure of opioid addiction every day. The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know® is an accessible, nonpartisan overview of the causes, politics, and treatments tied to the most devastating health crisis of our time. Its comprehensive approach and Q&A format offer readers a practical path to understanding the epidemic from all sides: the basic science of opioids; the nature of addiction; the underlying reasons for the opioid epidemic; effective approaches to helping individuals, families, communities, and national policy; and common myths related to opioid addiction. Written by two expert physicians and enriched with stories from their experiences the crosshairs of this epidemic, this book is a critical resource for any general reader -- and for the individuals and families fighting this fight in their own lives. "-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Section 1: The basics. The basics of opioids and opioid addiction -- Section 2: Individuals and families. Use of opioid medications for pain -- Misuse of opioids -- Opioid addiction -- Opioid overdose -- Treatment for opioid addiction -- Opioids and pregnancy -- Opioids and teenagers -- Opioids and families -- Recovery from opioid addiction -- Section 3: Communities and policy. A historical perspective on the opioid epidemic -- Prevention policy for the opioid epidemic -- Treatment and recovery policy for the opioid epidemic -- Harm reduction policy for the opioid epidemic -- Criminal justice policy and the opioid epidemic -- Surveillance, evaluation, and research and the opioid epidemic -- What to do for the opioid epidemic -- Appendix 1: Definitions of addiction -- Appendix 2: Non-stigmatizing preferred language -- Appendix 3: Definitions of recovery -- Appendix 4: Examples of pharmaceutical opioids available in the United States, December 2018 -- Appendix 5: Diagnostic criteria for opioid use disorder -- Appendix 6: Recovery organizations (listed in alphabetical order). |
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Opioid abuse -- United States.
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Drug abuse -- Treatment -- United States.
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Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention.
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SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / General.
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MEDICAL / Public Health.
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MEDICAL / Pain Medicine.
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Drug abuse -- Prevention.
(OCoLC)fst00898521
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Drug abuse -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst00898588
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Opioid abuse. (OCoLC)fst01430929
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Sharfstein, Joshua M., author.
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| ISBN |
9780190916022 paperback |
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0190916028 paperback |
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9780190916039 hardcover |
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0190916036 hardcover |
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