Overcoming Opioid Addiction
The Experiment LLC (Verlag)
978-1-61519-458-2 (ISBN)
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Now more than ever, sufferers of opioid use disorder (OUD) need an authoritative guide. Brimming with expert advice and actionable tips from noted addiction psychiatrist Dr. Adam Bisaga, Overcoming Opioid Addiction demystifies addiction and destigmatises medication-assisted treatment. In this book, OUD sufferers, their loved ones, and professionals alike will learn everything they need to know, including:
• The science that underlies addiction and why the opioid epidemic has taken hold and become so deadly
• The different stages and effective methods of treatment, including detoxification vs. maintenance medications, as well as behavioural therapy
• How to deal with relapses and how to thrive despite OUD.
Complete with a brief guide tailored to families that offers crucial, life-saving information, such as how to select the best program, manage medications, and reverse an overdose, this is the ultimate guide to identifying, treating, and overcoming OUD - once and for all.
Adam Bisaga, MD, is an addiction psychiatrist, educator, and clinician. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where for the past 20 years he has been conducting research to develop new medications that treat substance-use disorders. For many years, Dr. Bisaga has served as an UN expert panel member; recently, he edited the UN/WHO International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders. Dr. Bisaga has testified in congress on combating the opioid epidemic. He lives outside NYC. Karen Chernyaev is a published author with more than 20 years of editorial experience. She is the former editorial director of Sunrise River Press, where she acquired and edited books on mental health, nutrition, and exercise, among other topics.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.06.2018 |
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| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 372 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61519-458-4 / 1615194584 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61519-458-2 / 9781615194582 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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