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The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know

The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know

Author: Yngvild Olsen; Joshua M. Sharfstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780190916022
Published In: August 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Disclaimer:
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An incisive, essential guide to understanding one of today's most urgent — and complex — problems. The opioid epidemic is responsible for longest sustained decline in U.S. life expectancy since the time of World War I and the Great Influenza. In 2017, nearly 50,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose - with an estimated 2 million more living with 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. This includes:

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
myths and common misunderstandings related to opioid addiction
Written by two expert physicians and enriched with stories from their experiences in 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.

Preface

Section 1: The Basics

1. The Basics of Opioids and Opioid Addiction

Section 2: Opioid Use in Individuals and Families

2. Use of Opioid Medications for Pain

3. Illicit Use of Opioids

4. Opioid Addiction

5. Opioid Overdose

6. Treatment for Opioid Addiction

7. Opioids and Pregnancy

8. Teens

9. Opioids and Families