Overcoming opioid addiction
Subtitle: the authoritative medical guide for patients, families, doctors, and therapists
By: Adam Bisaga, MD, with Karen Chernyaev ; forword by A. Thomas McLellan, PhD
Contributors: Chernyaev, Karen, 1961- author; McLellan, A. Thomas (Andrew Thomas), 1949- writer of foreword
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781615194582
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Opioid abuse; Drug abuse; Treatment
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-275) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  -- by A. Thomas McLellan, PhD; title: Introduction --; title: An epidemic like never before. Medical panacea or national nightmare? --; title: Opioid use in America: how we got here --; title: Opioid use disorder: a disease like any other? --; title: The science, practice, and challenge of treating OUD. Embracing the new medical approach to treating OUD --; title: The pharmacology of opioids --; title: Starting a patient on medication --; title: When treating OUD becomes a challenge --; title: A brief guide for families. How to encourage your loved one to get help-and how to help yourself --; title: Finding the right treatment --; title: How to support your loved one in treatment and recovery --; title: For patients: what to expect in treatment and beyond. Getting ready to stop using opioids --; title: The first days and weeks after you stop using --; title: The next months and years once you are drug free --; title: Epilogue: Overdoses as missed opportunities.