The Opioid Epidemic - What Everyone Needs to Know (R) (Paperback)

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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 * 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.

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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 * 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.

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Oxford UniversityPress

Country of origin

United States

Series

What Everyone Needs To Know (R)

Release date

August 2019

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209 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback

Pages

344

ISBN-13

978-0-19-091602-2

Barcode

9780190916022

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0-19-091602-8



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