The opioid epidemic
By: by Hal Marcovitz
Publisher: ReferencePoint Press; Referencepoint Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781682822999
Subjects: Opioid abuse; Drug abuse
Description: When synthetic opioids were developed a quarter-century ago, many physicians believed the drugs would help alleviate the pain caused by severe injuries and debilitating diseases. But while the drugs do deaden pain, they can lead to devastating addiction as well as death through overdose. Meanwhile, the natural opioid heroin continues to be a much-abused illegal drug that threatens the lives of its users.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: A problem of epidemic proportions; title: How do people get addicted?; title: Living in the grasp of opioids; title: Regulating opioids; title: Prevention, treatment and recovery.