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The opioid crisis : a reference handbook / by Newton, David E.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Perspectives -- Profiles -- Data and documents -- Resources -- Chronology."A comprehensive overview of opioid use throughout human history, current problems surrounding opioid abuse, and suggested approaches to solving these problems." -- Publisher's description.
Subjects: Opioid abuse; Drug abuse; Opioid-Related Disorders; Opioid-Related Disorders; Analgesics, Opioid;
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Dopesick : dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America / by Macy, Beth.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-363) and index.The People v. Purdue. The United States of Amnesia -- Swag 'n' Dash -- Message board memorial -- "The corporation feels no pain" -- Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. Suburban sprawl -- "Like shooting Jesus" -- FUBI -- "Shit don't stop" -- "A broken system". Whack-a-mole -- Liminality -- Hope on a spreadsheet -- "Brother, wrong or right" -- Outcasts and inroads -- Epilogue: Soldier's Disease.Beginning with a single dealer who lands in a small Virginia town and sets about turning high school football stars into heroin overdose statistics, journalist Beth Macy endeavors to answer a grieving mother's question -- why her only son died -- and comes away with a harrowing story of greed and need. From the introduction of OxyContin in 1996, Macy parses how America embraced a medical culture where overtreatment with painkillers became the norm. The unemployed use painkillers both to numb the pain of joblessness and pay their bills, while privileged teens trade pills in cul-de-sacs, and even high school standouts fall prey to prostitution, jail, and death. Through unsparing, yet deeply human portraits of the families and first responders struggling to ameliorate this epidemic, each facet of the crisis comes into focus.
Subjects: Opioid abuse; Medication abuse; Oxycodone.; Oxycodone abuse; Opioid-Related Disorders.;
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Opium : reality's dark dream / by Dormandy, Thomas.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [326]-348) and index.Introduction -- The juice -- The essence.
Subjects: Opium abuse; Opium trade; Opium; Opioid-Related Disorders; Commerce; Drug Industry; Opium;
© 2012., Yale University Press,
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Overcoming opioid addiction : the authoritative medical guide for patients, families, doctors, and therapists / by Bisaga, Adam.; Chernyaev, Karen,1961-author.; McLellan, A. Thomas(Andrew Thomas),1949-writer of foreword.;
Every day, over 100 Americans die from opioid abuse. Bisaga and Chernyaev provide a comprehensive medical guide for opioid use disorder (OUD) sufferers, their loved ones, clinicians, and other professionals. He explains why treating OUD is unlike treating other forms of drug dependency, examines the science of the addiction, and discusses the different stages and effective methods of treatment, as well as behavioral therapies.Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-275) and index.
Subjects: Opioid abuse; Drug abuse; Opioid-Related Disorders; Analgesics, Opioid;
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The global pain crisis : what everyone needs to know / by Foreman, Judy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is chronic pain? -- Who is hardest hit by chronic pain? -- The opioid mess in the United States -- The opioid mess worldwide -- Marijuana -- Western medicine treatments for chronic pain -- Complementary and alternative medicine treatments for chronic pain -- The way forward -- Appendix I : Resources -- Appendix II : Treatments for pain."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, an effective painkiller, costs only three cents a dose, yet because of excessive regulation in many countries, it is unavailable to millions of people who need it, even at the end of life. The World Health Organization notes that in addition to the one million end-stage AIDS/HIV patients who can't get morphine and other controlled medications, 5.5 million terminal cancer patients, nearly a million people suffering from accidents or violence, and an incalculable number of people living with chronic illnesses or recovering from surgery don't have access to it, either. Furthermore, women, children, older people, and the poor are disproportionally affected by inadequate pain relief. Physicians know almost nothing about chronic pain, much less how to treat it, for two reasons: medical schools barely teach it and government institutions allot almost nothing to the pain research budget. 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, whom does it affect most, which pain relief methods in Western and alternative medicine are effective, what are the risks and benefits for opioids and marijuana, and how can the chronic pain crisis be resolved for good?"--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Chronic pain.; Chronic pain; Opioid abuse; Chronic Pain; Opioid-Related Disorders; Analgesics, Opioid; Complementary Therapies.;
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Managing chronic pain in an age of addiction / by Purvez, Akhtar,author.; Rowlingson, John C.,writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Medications that relieve pain, and kill -- The opioid epidemic that is killing us -- On addiction management -- The mystery of pain -- The complex nature of chronic pain -- Culture of pain -- The stigma of pain -- Sad but true, chronic pain and depression -- Obesity and chronic pain -- Finding the right specialist -- Searching for the cause of pain -- Fibromyalgia becomes real -- Other pain conditions -- Getting moving, exercise and physical therapy -- Interventional pain management -- Alternative management options -- Marijuana, the mystery drug -- Pain in the court room -- Coexisting with pain -- Toward a pain-free future.As a nation, we are facing an unprecedented opioid crisis that is killing more than 65,000 people a year. It is destroying our families and decimating our neighborhoods. And it is costing us billions. As more and more people are dealing with chronic pain, and as the opioid crisis reaches epic proportions, alternative approaches to understanding pain and its management are necessary. Here, Dr. Akhtar Purvez, a seasoned researcher, pain specialist, and pain advocate, offers basic information about pain and pain conditions and considers how we approach pain from cultural, biological, and medical perspectives. He discusses the latest minimally invasive, interventional approaches like nerve blocks and ablation procedures, and neuromodulation techniques like peripheral nerve, spinal cord, and brain stimulation. The uses of marijuana and associated interventions is reviewed, and Purvez walks readers through the process of assessing pain, finding a doctor who can treat it, and methods for coping with pain through non-medical approaches like meditation. Anyone coping with pain or helping someone who is will find here a ready resource that offers hope and understanding.
Subjects: Chronic pain; Pain; Chronic pain; Chronic pain; Chronic pain; Pain Management; Chronic Pain; Chronic Pain; Analgesics, Opioid; Opioid-Related Disorders; Behavior, Addictive;
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Drugs, society & human behavior / by Hart, Carl L.; Ksir, Charles,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Drug use : an overview -- Drug use as a social problem -- Drug policy -- The nervous system -- The actions of drugs -- Stimulants -- Depressants and inhalants -- Medication for mental disorders -- Alcohol -- Tobacco -- Caffeine -- Dietary supplements and over-the-counter drugs -- Opioids -- Psychedelics -- Cannabis -- Performance-enhancing drugs -- Preventing substance -- Rethinking drug policy: what works, what's possible, and what's feasible.
Subjects: Drugs of abuse.; Drugs; Neuropsychopharmacology.; Psychotropic Drugs; Substance-Related Disorders; Behavior; Social Behavior Disorders;
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The Gale encyclopedia of mental health / by Fundukian, Laurie J.,1970-; Wilson, Jeffrey,1971-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Psychiatry; Mental illness;
© c2008., Thomson Gale,
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Buzzed : the straight facts about the most used and abused drugs from alcohol to ecstasy / by Kuhn, Cynthia,author.; Swartzwelder, Scott,author.; Wilson, Wilkie,author.; Wilson, Leigh Heather,author.; Foster, Jeremy,author.;
Fully updated, this matter-of-fact handbook includes the most recent discoveries about drug use, including new information on electronic smoking devices, abuse of prescription stimulants and the opioid crisis. "Lively, highly informative, unbiased, [and] thorough" (Addiction Research & Theory), Buzzed surveys drugs from caffeine to heroin to reveal how these drugs affect the body, the different "highs" they produce and the circumstances in which they can be deadly. Neither a "Just Say No" treatise nor a "How to" manual, Buzzed is based on the conviction that people make better decisions with accurate information at hand.Just say know -- Test your drug knowledge -- Alcohol -- Caffeine -- Ecstasy -- Hallucinogens -- Herbal drugs -- Inhalants -- Marijuana -- Nicotine -- Opioids -- Sedatives -- Steroids -- Stimulants -- Brain basics -- Drug basics -- Addiction -- Legal issues.
Subjects: Drugs of abuse.; Substance-Related Disorders.; Alcohol-Related Disorders.;
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The complete family guide to addiction : everything you need to know now to help your loved one and yourself / by Harrison, Thomas F.; Connery, Hilary Smith,author.;
"The purpose of this book is to explain addiction and to help families and friends to deal with it successfully. People who are struggling with addiction can also use this book to understand their situation and the resources that are available to help them. And people who are wondering if they might have an addiction can use it to get a better sense of the nature and depth of their potential problem. Part I explains the science behind addiction. Part II looks at the emotional side of the problem and how families are affected. Part III discusses many of the real-world legal and practical issues that addicts often face, and ways to keep them out of trouble. Part IV provides a detailed overview of treatment options. And Part V describes the recovery process and the most effective strategies to keep it going for the long term"--Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: family and friends, the first responders to the addiciton crisis -- What is addiction?. A bewildering illness ; What makes someone an addict, as opposed to a heavy drinker or a recreational user ; How addiction affects the brain ; Why do some people become addicts and others don't? ; So is addiction a disease? (and if not, what is it?) ; Why do people get addicted to one particular substance and not others? ; What about gambling addiciton, sex addiction, etc.? -- Living with an addict. How addicts behave ; How loved ones are affected ; Denial, enabling, and codependency ; The stigma of addiction ; Strategies to get a loved one into treatment ; How to cope when a loved one is refusing treatment ; Dealing with a child who is an addict ; Dealing with a spouse who is an addict ; Dealing with a parent who is an addict -- Keeping an addict out of trouble. Can an employee be fired for having an addiction? ; Drug courts and other ways to keep an addict out of jail ; Using civil commitment to keep an addict safe ; More ways to protect an addict from harm -- How treatment works. Can addicts get well without treatment? ; A brief overview of treatment options ; What really happens in detox? ; What really happens in rehab? ; How to find a good rehab and pay for it ; Psychotherapy approaches that are used for addicts ; Drugs that treat alcohol abuse ; Drugs that treat opioid abuse ; Does Alcoholics Anonymous actually work? ; AA-type groups for addictions other than alcohol ; Alternative support groups for people who don't like AA ; When an addict has other mental health problems -- What to expect in recovery. What to expect in early recovery ; What causes relapse? ; How to prevent relapse ; What to do if a relapse happense ; Managing addiction as a long-term chronic illness.
Subjects: Substance abuse.; Substance abuse; Substance abuse; Substance-Related Disorders.; Substance-Related Disorders; Family Relations.;
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