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Overcoming Opioid Addiction: The Authoritative Medical Guide for Patients, Families, Doctors, and Therapists
Contributor(s): Bisaga, Adam (Author), Chernyaev, Karen (Author), McLellan, Thomas (Foreword by)

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 ISBN: 1615194584     ISBN-13: 9781615194582
Publisher: Experiment
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - Drugs
- Health & Fitness | Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)
- Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction
Dewey: 362.293
LCCN: 2018006152
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.80 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Health & Fitness
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Choice 11/01/2018
Booklist 05/01/2018 pg. 54
 
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Publisher Description:
From a leading addiction expert, a desperately needed medical guide to understanding, treating, and finally defeating opioid use disorder

Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50, claiming more lives than the AIDs epidemic did at its peak. Opioid abuse accounts for two-thirds of these overdoses, with over 100 Americans dying from opioid overdoses every day.

Now Overcoming Opioid Addiction provides a comprehensive medical guide for opioid use disorder (OUD) sufferers, their loved ones, clinicians, and other professionals. Here is expertly presented, urgently needed information and guidance, including:

  • Why treating OUD is unlike treating any other form of drug dependency
  • The science that underlies addiction to opioids, and a clear analysis of why this epidemic has become so deadly
  • The different stages and effective methods of treatment, including detoxification vs. maintenance medications, as well as behavioral therapies
  • How to deal with relapses and how to thrive despite OUD
  • Plus a chapter tailored to families with crucial, potentially life-saving information, such as how to select the best treatment program, manage medications, and reverse an overdose.

Contributor Bio(s): Chernyaev, Karen: - Karen Chernyaev has written or edited numerous bestselling books on health and wellness.Bisaga, Adam: - Adam Bisaga, MD, is an addiction psychiatrist, clinician, researcher, and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University. He conducts research on new treatments for opioid addiction and oversees a national program that mentors physicians treating opioid addictions. He is a UN expert involved in international addiction training and program development, and he recently co-edited the UN/WHO "International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders."
 
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