Opioid Epidemic (eBook)

What Everyone Needs to KnowR

Yngvild Olsen, Joshua M. Sharfstein (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
336 Seiten
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-091605-3 (ISBN)

Infos

The opioid epidemic is responsible for longest sustained decline in U.S. life expectancy since the time of World War I and the Great Influenza. In 2017, nearly 50,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose - with an estimated 2 million more living with 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 in 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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.5.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
• ISBN-10: 0-19-091605-2 / 0190916052
• ISBN-13: 978-0-19-091605-3 / 9780190916053