Opioid abuse

The opioid epidemic

by Olsen, Yngvild, SHARFSTEIN, JOSHUA M.

fromWhat everyone needs to know

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"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 prescription drug problem: a new American crisis?

by Schroeder, Ryan D., Ford, Jason A., Higgins, George E.

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The Prescription Drug Problem analyzes the growth of the prescription drug abuse problem from 1994 to 2014 and includes comparisons to marijuana and hard drug use during the same period. Specific attention is given to prescription opiate abuse and the transition from prescriptio…

Prescription drug diversion and pain: history, policy and treatment

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'Prescription Drug Diversion and Pain' provides an interdisciplinary overview of medications used to treat chronic pain, specifically the benefits and risks that are posed by long-term opioids use. This text offers a single, comprehensive source for understanding the specialzied…

Opioid reckoning: love, loss, and redemption in the rehab state

by Sullivan, Amy C.

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"Examines the complexity and the humanity of the opioid epidemic"--

Opioid reckoning: love, loss, and redemption in the rehab state

by Sullivan, Amy C.

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Examines the complexity and the humanity of the opioid epidemic.

A public health guide to ending the opioid epidemic

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Few contributions to the field concerning the current opioid crisis in the United States focus sufficient attention on the public health aspects of the epidemic and share examples that practitioners can use to prevent opioid use disorder and the broader issues of substance misus…

The global pain crisis: what everyone needs to know

by Foreman, Judy

fromWhat everyone needs to know

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"Tens of millions of people around the world live with chronic pain - many in such severe pain they are disabled by it. The Institute of Medicine estimates that chronic pain costs the U.S. alone $560 to $635 billion a year in direct medical costs and lost productivity. Morphine,…

The global pain crisis: what everyone needs to know

by Foreman, Judy

fromWhat everyone needs to know

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"Tens of millions of people around the world live with chronic pain - many in such severe pain they are disabled by it. The Institute of Medicine estimates that chronic pain costs the U.S. alone $560 to $635 billion a year in direct medical costs and lost productivity. Morphine,…

The global pain crisis: what everyone needs to know

by Foreman, Judy

fromWhat everyone needs to know

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In The Global Pain Crisis: What Everyone Needs to Know®, renowned health journalist Judy Foreman addresses the most important questions about chronic pain: what is it, who does it affect most, what works and what doesn't for pain relief in Western and alternative medicines, what…

The global pain crisis: what everyone needs to know

by Foreman, Judy

fromWhat everyone needs to know

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"Tens of millions of people around the world live with chronic pain - many in such severe pain they are disabled by it. The Institute of Medicine estimates that chronic pain costs the U.S. alone $560 to $635 billion a year in direct medical costs and lost productivity. Morphine,…

Street addicts in the political economy

by Waterston, Alisse

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4e de couv.: In this book Alisse Waterston reveals the economic, political, and ideological forces that shape the nature of street-addict life. Disputing the view that hard-core, low-income drug users are social margins situated in deviant subcultures, the author dispels popular…

Street addicts in the political economy

by Waterston, Alisse

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In this book, Alisse Waterston reveals the economic, political, and ideological forces that shape the nature of street-addict life. Disputing the view that hard-core, low-income drug users are social marginals situated in deviant subcultures, the author dispels popular images of…

Fighting the opioid epidemic: the role of providers and the clinical laboratory…

by Dasgupta, Amitava

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"Fighting the Opioid Epidemic: The Role of Providers and the Clinical Laboratory in Understanding Who Is Vulnerable covers the important aspects that are essential in fighting the opioid epidemic. This succinct reference highlights how the toxicology laboratory can play a vital …