A public health guide to ending the opioid epidemic /

Few contributions to the field concerning the current opioid crisis in the United States focus sufficient attention on the public health aspects of the epidemic and share examples that practitioners can use to prevent opioid use disorder and the broader issues of substance misuse and addiction. A gr...

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Group Author: Butler, Jay C; Fraser, Michael R; Tucker, Philicia
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: [2019]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: Few contributions to the field concerning the current opioid crisis in the United States focus sufficient attention on the public health aspects of the epidemic and share examples that practitioners can use to prevent opioid use disorder and the broader issues of substance misuse and addiction. A great deal of prior published work has concentrated on health care and clinical perspectives related to the crisis, including developing prescribing guidelines, enhancing prescription drug monitoring programs, scaling up access to overdose reversal medication, and making medication-assisted treatmen
Carrier Form: xxii, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780190056810
0190056819
Index Number: RC568
CLC: D771.288-62
Call Number: D771.288-62/P976