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1 online resource (xvi, 358 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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Contemporary world issues
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Contemporary world issues.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Background and History -- Problems, Controversies, And Solutions -- Perspectives -- Profiles -- Data and Documents -- Resources -- Chronology |
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Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Perspectives -- Profiles -- Data and documents -- Resources -- Chronology. |
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1. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY : -- Opium Plant: An Introduction -- History of Opium to 1800: Egypt and Crete; Greece and Rome; Middle Ages and the Muslim World; Far East -- Laudanum -- Opium Wars -- Morphine and Beyond: The Discovery and Commercialization of Morphine; Heroin: The Wonder Drug; Other Opiates -- Criminalization of Opiates -- Controlled Substances Act of 1970 -- Semisynthetic and Synthetic Opioids -- Brain Chemistry of Opioids -- Conclusion -- References. |
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2. PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES, AND SOLUTIONS : -- Numbers Tell the Story : Mortality and Morbidity; Who Uses Opioids?; Economic Costs; Innocent Bystanders; An Underlying Theme -- 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. |
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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 -- 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. |
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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) -- 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). |
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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) -- President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis (2017) -- 6. RESOURCES -- 7. CHRONOLOGY. |
| Summary |
"Dependence on opioids has grown into an epidemic, its effects felt globally and most of all in the United States. The Opioid Crisis: A Reference Handbook provides a detailed and accurate history of opioid use, helping readers to understand how the crisis developed, as well as a review of problems arising out of this crisis and some of the solutions that have been proposed. The volume additionally comprises ten essays from individuals who have a personal or educational connection to the crisis and short biographical and explanatory essays on important individuals and organizations working to mitigate the opioid crisis by supporting research of the biological systems implicated in opioid dependence and raising awareness of the challenges of addiction in America today. It also provides resources for readers who want to continue their study of the topic or pursue research in the field."--Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Opioid abuse.
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Opioid abuse. |
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Opioid abuse -- Treatment -- United States.
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Opioid abuse -- Treatment. |
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United States. |
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Drug abuse -- Treatment -- United States.
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Drug abuse -- Treatment. |
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Newton, David E. Opioid crisis. Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2018] (DLC) 2018014178 |
| ISBN |
9781440864360 (electronic book) |
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1440864365 (electronic book) |
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9781440864353 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1440864357 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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