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Informationen zum Autor Yngvild Olsen, MD, MPH, is Medical Director of the Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc., a comprehensive addiction treatment center in Baltimore City. She is the current Vice President and former Chair for Public Policy of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Olsen consults with governments and healthcare organizations on implementing evidence-based clinical care programs for opioid use disorder. In addition to caring for patients with complex substance use disorders and other medical conditions, she has written and lectured extensively on the opioid epidemic. Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, is Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement and Professor of the Practice in Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He previously served as the Health Commissioner of Baltimore City, the Principal Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the Health Secretary of the State of Maryland. Klappentext An incisive, essential guide to understanding one of today's most urgent -- and complex -- problems. The opioid epidemic is responsible for the first sustained decline in U.S. life expectancy since the 1960s. In 2017, more than 50,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose-to say nothing of the hundreds of thousands who live with some measure of opioid addiction every day. The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know® 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. This includes: · 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 · myths and common misunderstandings 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. Zusammenfassung An incisive, essential guide to understanding one of today's most urgent -- and complex -- problems. The opioid epidemic is responsible for the first sustained decline in U.S. life expectancy since the 1960s. In 2017, more than 50,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose-to say nothing of the hundreds of thousands who live with some measure of opioid addiction every day.The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know® 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. This includes:· 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· myths and common misunderstandings 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Section 1: The Basics 1. The Basics of Opioids and Opioid Addiction What are opioids? How are opioids made? How do opioids affect the brain? How do opioids affect the body? What forms do opioids take? How do opioids differ from one another? What is tolerance to opioids? What is withdrawal? What is physical dependence on opioids? What is...
