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The opioid crisis : a reference handbook / David E. Newton.
"A comprehensive overview of opioid use throughout human history, current problems surrounding opioid abuse, and suggested approaches to solving these problems." -- Publisher's description.
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- ISBN: 9781440864353
- ISBN: 1440864357
- Physical Description: xvi, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Perspectives -- Profiles -- Data and documents -- Resources -- Chronology. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | RC 568 .O45 N49 2018 | 30775305540123 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Opioid Crisis : A Reference Handbook
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Table of Contents
The Opioid Crisis : A Reference Handbook
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | p. xiii | |
| 1 | Background and History | p. 3 |
| The Opium Plant: An Introduction | p. 5 | |
| The History of Opium to 1800 | p. 6 | |
| Egypt and Crete | p. 7 | |
| Greece and Rome | p. 8 | |
| The Middle Ages and the Muslim World | p. 11 | |
| The Far East | p. 12 | |
| Laudanum | p. 14 | |
| The Opium Wars | p. 17 | |
| Morphine and Beyond | p. 19 | |
| The Discovery and Commercialization of Morphine | p. 19 | |
| Heroin: The Wonder Drug | p. 22 | |
| Other Opiates | p. 24 | |
| The Criminalization of Opiates | p. 27 | |
| Controlled Substances Act of 1970 | p. 35 | |
| Semisynthetic and Synthetic Opioids | p. 37 | |
| The Brain Chemistry of Opioids | p. 41 | |
| Conclusion | p. 44 | |
| References | p. 45 | |
| 2 | Problems, Controversies, and Solutions | p. 61 |
| Numbers Tell the Story | p. 62 | |
| Mortality and Morbidity | p. 62 | |
| Who Uses Opioids? | p. 64 | |
| Economic Costs | p. 66 | |
| The Innocent Bystanders | p. 67 | |
| An Underlying Theme | p. 71 | |
| The History of OxyContin | p. 73 | |
| A Flood of Opioids | p. 79 | |
| Regulating the Use of Opioids | p. 83 | |
| Guidelines | p. 83 | |
| Reactions to the Guidelines | p. 85 | |
| Legislation | p. 87 | |
| Federal | p. 87 | |
| State | p. 88 | |
| Multistate | p. 92 | |
| Prevention | p. 93 | |
| Education | p. 93 | |
| Health Care Workers | p. 93 | |
| Schools and Colleges | p. 97 | |
| Proper Medication Disposal | p. 100 | |
| Enforcement | p. 101 | |
| Pill Mill Laws | p. 102 | |
| Doctor Shopping Laws | p. 104 | |
| Treatment | p. 106 | |
| Alternative Forms of Treatment | p. 113 | |
| Conclusion | p. 114 | |
| References | p. 114 | |
| 3 | Perspectives | p. 135 |
| It's Not My Problem, or Is It? Judith Ellsesser | p. 135 | |
| Education Fosters Prevention Heather Kulp | p. 139 | |
| Epidemic in Asheville Heather Pack | p. 142 | |
| Confessions of an Opioid User Bob Roehr | p. 146 | |
| Rationale for Cannabis-Based Interventions in the Opioid Overdose Crisis Anjali A. Sarkar | p. 149 | |
| The U.S. Opioid Crisis-A Personal Perspective William G. Schulz | p. 153 | |
| Citing History: The Need for Genuine Context John Galbraith Simmons | p. 157 | |
| I'm High as I Write This Rebecca Smith | p. 162 | |
| Opioid Drugs Provide Pain Relief but with Serious Risks Stephani Sutherland | p. 165 | |
| 4 | Profiles | p. 171 |
| Academy of Integrative Pain Management | p. 171 | |
| Advocates for Opioid Recovery | p. 174 | |
| Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies | p. 176 | |
| American Society of Addiction Medicine | p. 178 | |
| Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence | p. 181 | |
| Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose | p. 184 | |
| Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) | p. 185 | |
| Drug Enforcement Administration | p. 187 | |
| Jack Fishman (1930-2013) | p. 190 | |
| Francis B. Harrison (1873-1957) | p. 192 | |
| Heroin Epidemic Relief Organization | p. 193 | |
| Felix Hoffmann (1868-1946) | p. 195 | |
| Paul Janssen (1926-2003) | p. 196 | |
| The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment | p. 199 | |
| National Association of State Controlled Substances Authorities | p. 201 | |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse | p. 202 | |
| Office of National Drug Control Policy | p. 205 | |
| Pain Therapy Access Physicians Working Group | p. 207 | |
| Candace Pert (1946-2013) | p. 208 | |
| President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis | p. 210 | |
| Friedrich Sertürner (1783-1841) | p. 212 | |
| Solomon H. Snyder (1938-) | p. 214 | |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | p. 217 | |
| Thomas Sydenham (1624-1689) | p. 219 | |
| Charles E. Terry (1878-1945) | p. 222 | |
| Hamilton Wright (1867-1917) | p. 224 | |
| 5 | Data and Documents | p. 229 |
| Data | p. 229 | |
| Table 5.1 | Misuse of Opioids in Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, 2015 and 2016 | p. 230 |
| Table 5.2 | Any Use of Pain Relievers in Past Year and Misuse of Pain Relievers in Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, 2015 and 2016 | p. 232 |
| Table 5.3 | Drug-Poisoning Deaths Involving Opioid Analgesics: United States, 1999-2015 | p. 234 |
| Table 5.4 | Deaths from Opioid Overdose, 2015 | p. 235 |
| Table 5.5 | Death Rates from Heroin and Opioid Analgesic Poisoning, 2000-2015 | p. 237 |
| Table 5.6 | Drug Overdose Deaths among Adolescents Aged 15-19, by Type of Opioid Drug Involved in the United States: 1999-2015 (per 100,000) | p. 237 |
| Table 5.7 | Opioid Use in Schools | p. 238 |
| Table 5.8 | Perceived Availability of Narcotics Other Than Heroin, 1991-2016, Grades 8, 10, and 12 | p. 241 |
| Documents | p. 244 | |
| Smoking Opium Exclusion Act of 1909 | p. 244 | |
| Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) | p. 245 | |
| United States v. Jin Fuey Moy (1916) | p. 247 | |
| United States v. Doremus (1919) | p. 247 | |
| Webb v. United States (1919) | p. 247 | |
| Controlled Substances Act (1970) | p. 251 | |
| Children's Health Act of 2000 | p. 256 | |
| Opioid Use among Veterans (2013) | p. 258 | |
| An Act to Prevent Opiate Abuse by Strengthening the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program (2016) | p. 260 | |
| An Act Concerning Involuntary Commitment to Treatment for Substance Use Disorders (2016) | p. 263 | |
| Remarks by President Trump on Combating Drug Demand and the Opioid Crisis (2017) | p. 266 | |
| The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis (2017) | p. 269 | |
| 6 | Resources | p. 275 |
| Books | p. 275 | |
| Articles | p. 282 | |
| Reports | p. 295 | |
| Internet | p. 302 | |
| 7 | Chronology | p. 317 |
| Glossary | p. 335 | |
| Index | p. 341 | |
| About the Author | p. 357 |
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