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The addiction solution : treating our dependence on opioids and other drugs

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2018Copyright date: �2018Edition: First Scribner hardcover editionDescription: xiii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781501179440
  • 1501179446
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 362.29 23
LOC classification:
  • RC564.29 .S43 2018
NLM classification:
  • WM 270
Contents:
Ten things that matter -- Dimensions of character -- Fail first -- An ounce or a ton? -- Meaningful engagement and alternatives -- Principles of treatment -- What comes next -- The painted bird -- Tom's story -- Appendix: A brief history of opioid use and abuse in America.
Summary: Offers an examination of drug use, abuse, and treatment, offering clinical and scientific knowledge, case studies, and policy suggestions intended to help drug users, their families, and communities deal with the problem.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-205) and index.

Ten things that matter -- Dimensions of character -- Fail first -- An ounce or a ton? -- Meaningful engagement and alternatives -- Principles of treatment -- What comes next -- The painted bird -- Tom's story -- Appendix: A brief history of opioid use and abuse in America.

Offers an examination of drug use, abuse, and treatment, offering clinical and scientific knowledge, case studies, and policy suggestions intended to help drug users, their families, and communities deal with the problem.

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