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| Genre/Form: | Reference works Handbooks and manuals Handbook Ouvrages de référence Guides et manuels |
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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Newton, David E. Opioid crisis. Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018] (DLC) 2018014619 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David E Newton |
| ISBN: | 9781440864353 1440864357 |
| OCLC Number: | 1029771496 |
| Description: | xvi, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Perspectives -- Profiles -- Data and documents -- Resources -- Chronology. 1. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY : -- The Opium Plant: An Introduction -- The History of Opium to 1800: Egypt and Crete; Greece and Rome; The Middle Ages and the Muslim World; The Far East -- Laudanum -- The Opium Wars -- Morphine and Beyond: The Discovery and Commercialization of Morphine; Heroin: The Wonder Drug; Other Opiates -- The Criminalization of Opiates -- Controlled Substances Act of 1970 -- Semisynthetic and Synthetic Opioids -- The Brain Chemistry of Opioids -- Conclusion -- References. 2. PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES, AND SOLUTIONS : -- Numbers Tell the Story : Mortality and Morbidity; Who Uses Opioids?; Economic Costs; The Innocent Bystanders; An Underlying Theme -- The History of OxyContin -- A Flood of Opioids -- Regulating the Use of Opioids : Guidelines; Reactions to the Guidelines; Legislation: Federal; State; Multistate -- Prevention : Education: Health Care Workers; Schools and Colleges; Proper Medication Disposal; Enforcement : Pill Mill Laws; Doctor Shopping Laws -- Treatment : Alternative Forms of Treatment -- Conclusion -- References. 3. PERSPECTIVES : -- It's Not My Problem, or Is It? / Judith Ellsesser -- Education Fosters Prevention / Heather Kulp -- Epidemic in Asheville / Heather Pack -- Confessions of an Opioid User / Bob Roehr -- Rationale for Cannabis-Based Interventions in the Opioid Overdose Crisis / Anjali A. Sarkar -- The U.S. Opioid Crisis: A Personal Perspective / William G. Schulz -- Citing History: The Need for Genuine Context / John Galbraith Simmons -- I'm High as I Write This / Rebecca Smith -- Opioid Drugs Provide Pain Relief but with Serious Risks / Stephanie Sutherland. 4. PROFILES : -- Academy of Integrative Pain Management -- Advocates for Opioid Recovery -- Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies -- American Society of Addiction Medicine -- Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence -- Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose -- Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) -- Drug Enforcement Administration -- Jack Fishman (1930-2013) -- Francis B. Harrison (1873-1957) -- Heroin Epidemic Relief Organization -- Felix Hoffmann (1868-1946) -- Paul Hanssen (1926-2003) -- The National Alliance for Advocated for Buprenorphine Treatment -- National Association of State Controlled Substances Authorities -- National Institute on Drug Abuse -- Office of National Drug Control Policy -- Pain Therapy Access Physicians Working Group -- Candace Pert (1946-2013) -- President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis -- Fredrich Serturner (1783-1841) -- Solomon H. Snyder (1938- ) -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- Thomas Sydenham (1624-1689) -- Charles E. Terry (1878-1945) -- Hamilton Wright (1867-1917). 5. DATA AND DOCUMENTS : -- Data : -- Table 5.1.: Misuse of Opioids in Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, 2015 and 2016 -- Table 5.2.: Any Use of Pain Relievers in Past Year and Misuse of Pain Relievers in Past Year and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, 2015 and 2016 -- Table 5.3. Drug-Poisoning Deaths Involving Opioid Analgesics: United States, 1999-2015 -- Table 5.4.: Deaths from Opioid overdose, 2015 -- Table 5.5.: Death Rates from heroin and opioid analgesic poisoning, 2000-2015 -- Table 5.6.: Drug overdose deaths among adolescents aged 15-19, by type of opioid drug involved in the United States: 1999-2015 -- Table 5.7.: Opioid use in schools -- Table 5.8.: Perceived availability of narcotics other than heroin, 1991-2016, grades 8,10, and 12 ; -- Documents : -- Smoking Opium Exclusion Act of 1909 -- Harrison Narcotic Act (1914) -- United States v. Jin Juey Moy (1916) -- United States v. Doremus (1919) -- Webb v. United States (1919) -- Controlled Substances Act (1970) -- Children's Health Act of 2000 -- Opioid use among veterans (2013) -- An Act to prevent opiate abuse by strengthening the controlled substances prescription monitoring program (2016) -- An act concerning involuntary commitment to treatment for substance use disorders (2016) -- Remarks by President Trump on combating drug demand and the opioid crisis (2017) -- The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis (2017) -- 6. RESOURCES -- 7. CHRONOLOGY. |
| Series Title: | Contemporary world issues. |
| Responsibility: | David E. Newton. |
Abstract:
"A comprehensive overview of opioid use throughout human history, current problems surrounding opioid abuse, and suggested approaches to solving these problems."--Publisher's description
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"This thorough volume provides an outline of topics related to the ongoing opioid crisis. Even the first section on the history of opium, with references to ancient and medieval texts, consistently relates the information to the current situation. . . . High school and college students would benefit from this volume, and the detailed information in the Profiles section would be useful to graduate students." - ARBA "As suggested by the author, college and even high school students will find the information valuable and well organized; this text represents a good introduction to scientific literature. On the whole, the book is comprehensive without being overwhelming at any reading level. . . Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduates and general readers." - Choice Read more...
