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Opioid abuse -- Treatment -- United States.
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The Opioid crisis : a reference handbook / David E. Newton.
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Newton, David E. author.
Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]
Series:
Contemporary world issues
Description:
xvi, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Perspectives -- Profiles -- Data and documents -- Resources -- Chronology.
1. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY : -- The Opium Plant: An Introduction -- The History of Opium to 1800: Egypt and Crete; Greece and Rome; The Middle Ages and the Muslim World; The Far East -- Laudanum -- The Opium Wars -- Morphine and Beyond: The Discovery and Commercialization of Morphine; Heroin: The Wonder Drug; Other Opiates -- The Criminalization of Opiates -- Controlled Substances Act of 1970 -- Semisynthetic and Synthetic Opioids -- The Brain Chemistry of Opioids -- Conclusion -- References.
2. PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES, AND SOLUTIONS : -- Numbers Tell the Story : Mortality and Morbidity; Who Uses Opioids?; Economic Costs; The Innocent Bystanders; An Underlying Theme -- The History of OxyContin -- A Flood of Opioids -- Regulating the Use of Opioids : Guidelines; Reactions to the Guidelines; Legislation: Federal; State; Multistate -- Prevention : Education: Health Care Workers; Schools and Colleges; Proper Medication Disposal; Enforcement : Pill Mill Laws; Doctor Shopping Laws -- Treatment : Alternative Forms of Treatment -- Conclusion -- References.
3. PERSPECTIVES : -- It's Not My Problem, or Is It? / Judith Ellsesser -- Education Fosters Prevention / Heather Kulp -- Epidemic in Asheville / Heather Pack -- Confessions of an Opioid User / Bob Roehr -- Rationale for Cannabis-Based Interventions in the Opioid Overdose Crisis / Anjali A. Sarkar -- The U.S. Opioid Crisis: A Personal Perspective / William G. Schulz -- Citing History: The Need for Genuine Context / John Galbraith Simmons -- I'm High as I Write This / Rebecca Smith -- Opioid Drugs Provide Pain Relief but with Serious Risks / Stephanie Sutherland.
4. PROFILES : -- Academy of Integrative Pain Management -- Advocates for Opioid Recovery -- Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies -- American Society of Addiction Medicine -- Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence -- Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose -- Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) -- Drug Enforcement Administration -- Jack Fishman (1930-2013) -- Francis B. Harrison (1873-1957) -- Heroin Epidemic Relief Organization -- Felix Hoffmann (1868-1946) -- Paul Hanssen (1926-2003) -- The National Alliance for Advocated for Buprenorphine Treatment -- National Association of State Controlled Substances Authorities -- National Institute on Drug Abuse -- Office of National Drug Control Policy -- Pain Therapy Access Physicians Working Group -- Candace Pert (1946-2013) -- President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis -- Fredrich Serturner (1783-1841) -- Solomon H. Snyder (1938-) -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- Thomas Sydenham (1624-1689) -- Charles E. Terry (1878-1945) -- Hamilton Wright (1867-1917).
5. DATA AND DOCUMENTS : -- Data : -- Table 5.1.: Misuse of Opioids in Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, 2015 and 2016 -- Table 5.2.: Any Use of Pain Relievers in Past Year and Misuse of Pain Relievers in Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, 2015 and 2016 -- Table 5.3. Drug-Poisoning Deaths Involving Opioid Analgesics: United States, 1999-2015 -- Table 5.4.: Deaths from Opioid overdose, 2015 -- Table 5.5.: Death Rates from heroin and opioid analgesic poisoning, 2000-2015 -- Table 5.6.: Drug overdose deaths among adolescents aged 15-19, by type of opioid drug involved in the United States: 1999-2015 -- Table 5.7.: Opioid use in schools -- Table 5.8.: Perceived availability of narcotics other than heroin, 1991-2016, grades 8,10, and 12 ; -- Documents : -- Smoking Opium Exclusion Act of 1909 -- Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) -- United States v. Jin Juey Moy (1916) -- United States v. Doremus (1919) -- Webb v. United States (1919) -- Controlled Substances Act (1970) -- Children's Health Act of 2000 -- Opioid use among veterans (2013) -- An Act to prevent opiate abuse by strengthening the controlled substances prescription monitoring program (2016) -- An act concerning involuntary commitment to treatment for substance use disorders (2016) -- Remarks by President Trump on combating drug demand and the opioid crisis (2017) -- The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis (2017) -- 6. RESOURCES -- 7. CHRONOLOGY.
Summary:
"A comprehensive overview of opioid use throughout human history, current problems surrounding opioid abuse, and suggested approaches to solving these problems." -- Publisher's description.
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