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The prescription drug abuse epidemic : incidence, treatment, prevention, and policy /

"This overview of prescription drug abuse includes historical background, key concepts, and discussion of the prevalence of drug abuse, treatments, and policy issues implicated in ending the epidemic. Prescription opioid medication abuse has been declared a national crisis by experts in medicin...

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Group Author: Schepis, Ty S
Published: Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
Publisher Address: Santa Barbara, California :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Medication abuse > United States
Opioid abuse > United States
Drug abuse > United States
Drug abuse > Treatment > United States
Drug abuse > Political aspects > United States
Summary: "This overview of prescription drug abuse includes historical background, key concepts, and discussion of the prevalence of drug abuse, treatments, and policy issues implicated in ending the epidemic. Prescription opioid medication abuse has been declared a national crisis by experts in medicine, substance use, public health, and pain management, culminating in a declaration made by the President of the United States that opioid misuse and abuse is a national health emergency. In this comprehensive text, expert scholars analyze and address a wide range of issues in, obstacles to, and potenti
Carrier Form: viii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781440852640
1440852642
Index Number: RM146
CLC: D771.288
Call Number: D771.288/P933
Contents: Opioids /
Stimulants /
Benzodiazepines /
Misuse and abuse of over-the-counter medicines /
Nonmedical prescription drug use in adolescents and young adults /
Misuse of prescription drugs among young adults /
Prescription drug misuse in older adults /
Opioids: misuse and guideline-concordant use in

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