| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 188 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Addicus Nonfiction Books
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Addicus Nonfiction Books.
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| Note |
"An Addicus Nonfiction Book"--Title page verso. |
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Previously published as: Prescription drug addiction : the hidden epidemic, ©2002. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Understanding addiction -- Voices of recovery -- Treatment for addiction -- Insights on recovery from addiction medicine physicians -- Support for families -- Pain management and addiction -- Seniors: at risk for drug misuse and addiction -- Diverting drugs from doctors -- Diverting drugs from pharmacies -- Prescription drug monitoring programs -- Law enforcement efforts. |
| Summary |
Prescription drug addiction is now one of the nation's most serious drug problems. More Americans are abusing controlled prescription drugs more than cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants, and heroin combined. With the exception of marijuana, prescription painkillers are the most widely abused drug in the U.S. Many who are addicted to prescription drugs are "unwitting addicts"--They have no history of drug abuse, but become addicted after taking a drug for legitimate reasons. Rod Colvin understands this problem. His 35-year old brother died as a result of his long-term addiction to paink. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Medication abuse.
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Medication abuse. |
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Drug abuse.
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Drug abuse. |
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Prescription Drugs. |
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Substance-Related Disorders. |
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Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions. |
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Pharmaceutical Preparations. |
| Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Colvin, Rod, 1950-
Prescription drug addiction.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Colvin, Rod, 1950- Overcoming prescription drug addiction. 3rd ed. Omaha, Neb. : Addicus Books, 2008 9781886039889 1886039887 (DLC) 2008026242 (OCoLC)179839632 |
| ISBN |
9781886039131 (electronic book) |
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1886039135 (electronic book) |
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9781886039117 (electronic book) |
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1886039119 (electronic book) |
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9781886039889 (paperback) |
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