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Author:

Bisaga, Adam, author.

Title:

Overcoming opioid addiction : the authoritative medical guide for patients, families, doctors, and therapists / Adam Bisaga, MD, with Karen Chernyaev.

Publisher:

The Experiment,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xvi, 285 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

Opioid abuse--Treatment--United States.

Other Authors:

Chernyaev, Karen, 1961- author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Foreword / by A. Thomas McLellan, PhD -- Introduction -- An epidemic like never before. Medical panacea or national nightmare? ; Opioid use in America: how we got here ; Opioid use disorder: a disease like any other? -- The science, practice, and challenge of treating OUD. Embracing the new medical approach to treating OUD ; The pharmacology of opioids ; Starting a patient on medication ; When treating OUD becomes a challenge -- A brief guide for family. How to encourage your loved one to get help-- and how to help yourself -- Finding the right treatment ; How to support your loved one in treatment and recovery -- For patients: what to expect in treatment and beyond. Getting ready to stop using opioids ; The first days and weeks after you stop using ; The next months and years once you are drug free -- Epilogue: Overdoses as missed opportunities.

Summary:

From a leading addiction expert, a desperately needed medical guide to understanding, treating, and finally defeating opioid use disorder.--Amazon.com
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.

ISBN:

1615194584
9781615194582

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1000042296

LCCN:

2018006152

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