A comprehensive overview of opioid use throughout human history, current problems surrounding opioid abuse, and suggested approaches to solving these problems. Dependence on opioids has grown into an epidemic, its effects felt globally and most of all in the United States. The Opioid Crisis: A Reference Handbook provides a detailed and accurate history of opioid use, helping readers to understand how the crisis developed, as well as a review of problems arising out of this crisis and some of the solutions that have been proposed. The volume additionally comprises ten essays from individuals…mehr
A comprehensive overview of opioid use throughout human history, current problems surrounding opioid abuse, and suggested approaches to solving these problems. Dependence on opioids has grown into an epidemic, its effects felt globally and most of all in the United States. The Opioid Crisis: A Reference Handbook provides a detailed and accurate history of opioid use, helping readers to understand how the crisis developed, as well as a review of problems arising out of this crisis and some of the solutions that have been proposed. The volume additionally comprises ten essays from individuals who have a personal or educational connection to the crisis and short biographical and explanatory essays on important individuals and organizations working to mitigate the opioid crisis by supporting research of the biological systems implicated in opioid dependence and raising awareness of the challenges of addiction in America today. It also provides resources for readers who want to continue their study of the topic or pursue research in the field.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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David E. Newton is the author of more than 400 textbooks, encyclopedias, workbooks, and other educational materials, primarily in the field of science and math.
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Preface 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? by Judith Ellsesser Education Fosters Prevention by Heather Kulp Epidemic in Asheville by Heather Pack Confessions of an Opioid User by Bob Roehr Rationale for Cannabis-Based Interventions in the Opioid Overdose Crisis by Anjali A. Sarkar The U.S. Opioid Crisis-A Personal Perspective by William G. Schulz Citing History: The Need for Genuine Context by John Galbraith Simmons I'm High as I Write This by Rebecca Smith Opioid Drugs Provide Pain Relief but with Serious Risks by Stephani 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 Janssen (1926-2003) The National Alliance of Advocates 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 Friedrich Sertürner (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 (per 100 000) 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 Fuey 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 Books Articles Reports Internet 7 Chronology Glossary Index About the Author
Preface 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? by Judith Ellsesser Education Fosters Prevention by Heather Kulp Epidemic in Asheville by Heather Pack Confessions of an Opioid User by Bob Roehr Rationale for Cannabis-Based Interventions in the Opioid Overdose Crisis by Anjali A. Sarkar The U.S. Opioid Crisis-A Personal Perspective by William G. Schulz Citing History: The Need for Genuine Context by John Galbraith Simmons I'm High as I Write This by Rebecca Smith Opioid Drugs Provide Pain Relief but with Serious Risks by Stephani 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 Janssen (1926-2003) The National Alliance of Advocates 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 Friedrich Sertürner (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 (per 100 000) 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 Fuey 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 Books Articles Reports Internet 7 Chronology Glossary Index About the Author
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