The opioid epidemic

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The work The opioid epidemic represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The opioid epidemic

Statement of responsibility

Yngvild Olsen, Joshua M. Sharfstein

Creator

• Olsen, Yngvild

Contributor

• Sharfstein, Joshua M.

Author

• Olsen, Yngvild
• Sharfstein, Joshua M.

Subject

• Drug abuse -- Treatment -- United States
• Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention
• Opioid abuse -- United States

Language

eng

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. "--
• "The opioid epidemic is responsible for the first sustained decline in U.S. life expectancy since the 1960s. In 2016 alone, about 50,000 Americans died from overdose related to opioids. The Opioid Epidemic: What You Need to Know will cover the basic science of opioids, the nature of addiction, reasons for the opioid epidemic, and effective approaches to helping individuals, families, communities, and national policy. This comprehensive approach will help readers make connections between the experience of individuals and families and critical policy questions. Throughout the text, we will address myths and other misunderstandings with clear and non-judgmental responses. The book will be fact-based, clearly written, and practical in orientation. It will include specific stories and cases from the authors' experience. Our goal is for readers to feel informed and empowered"--

Member of

• What everyone needs to know

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• Provided by publisher
• Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

362.290973

Index

index present

LC call number

RC568.O45

LC item number

O47 2019

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

NLM call number

WM 284

Series statement

What everyone needs to know