The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to KnowR
Yngvild Olsen, "The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to KnowR"
English | ISBN: 0190916036 | 2019 | 342 pages | PDF | 13 MB
English | ISBN: 0190916036 | 2019 | 342 pages | PDF | 13 MB
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: 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 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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