American fix
Subtitle: inside the opioid addiction crisis - and how to end it
By: Ryan Hampton, with Claire Rudy Foster
Contributors: Foster, Claire Rudy, author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: All Points Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781250196262
Subjects: Opioid abuse; Drug abuse; History
Description: Nearly every American knows someone who has been affected by the opioid crisis. Addiction is a trans-partisan issue that impacts individuals from every walk of life. Millions of Americans, tired of watching their loved ones die while politicians ignore this issue. Where is the solution? Where is the hope? Where's the outrage? Ryan Hampton is a young man who has made addiction and recovery reform his life's mission. Through the wildly successful non-profit organization Facing Addiction, Hampton has been rocketed to the center of America's rising recovery movement--quickly emerging as the de facto leader of the national conversation on addiction. He understands firsthand how easy it is to develop a dependency on opioids, and how destructive it can quickly become. Now, he is waging a permanent campaign to change our way of thinking about and addressing addiction in this country. In American Fix, Hampton describes his personal struggle with addiction, outlines the challenges that the recovery movement currently faces, and offers a concrete, comprehensive plan of action towards making America's addiction crisis a thing of the past.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.