Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Section 1: The Basics -- Opioids: The Basics -- verdose -- Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder -- Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder -- Opioids and Pregnancy -- Families -- Section 3: Communities and Policy -- The Opioid Epidemic -- Prevention Policies -- The Treatment System -- Communities, Addiction Treatment, and Recovery -- Harm Reduction Policies -- Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Policies -- Public Health Strategy -- Appendix: Resources for Individuals and Families on Opioid Use Disorder.
Summary:
"The opioid epidemic is responsible for the first sustained decline in U.S. life expectancy since the 1960s. In 2016, more than 50,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose -- to say nothing of the hundreds of thousands who live with some measure of 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 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. "-- Provided by publisher.
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