The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Knowr

By Yngvild Olsen, Joshua M Sharfstein, Joshua M. Sharfstein

Book Overview

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(R) 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190916028
• ISBN13: 9780190916022
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"