Overcoming Opioid Addiction: The Authoritative Medical Guide for Patients, Families, Doctors, and Therapists (eBook)

Adam Bisaga, Karen Chernyaev (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
304 Seiten
The Experiment, LLC (Verlag)
978-1-61519-459-9 (ISBN)

Infos

From a leading addiction expert, a desperately needed medical guide to understanding, treating, and finally defeating opioid use disorder Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50, claiming more lives than the AIDs epidemic did at its peak. Opioid abuse accounts for two-thirds of these overdoses, with over 100 Americans dying from opioid overdoses every day. Now Overcoming Opioid Addiction provides a comprehensive medical guide for opioid use disorder (OUD) sufferers, their loved ones, clinicians, and other professionals. Here is expertly presented, urgently needed information and guidance, including: Why treating OUD is unlike treating any other form of drug dependencyThe science that underlies addiction to opioids, and a clear analysis of why this epidemic has become so deadlyThe different stages and effective methods of treatment, including detoxification vs. maintenance medications, as well as behavioral therapiesHow to deal with relapses and how to thrive despite OUDPlus a chapter tailored to families with crucial, potentially life-saving information, such as how to select the best treatment program, manage medications, and reverse an overdose.

Autor

Adam Bisaga, MD, is an addiction psychiatrist, clinician, researcher, and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University. He conducts research on new treatments for opioid addiction and oversees a national program that mentors physicians treating opioid addictions. He is a UN expert involved in international addiction training and program development.Karen Chernyaev has written or edited numerous bestselling books on health and wellness.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.5.2018
• Vorwort: Thomas McLellan
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten
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• ISBN-10: 1-61519-459-2 / 1615194592
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61519-459-9 / 9781615194599