Kant B Patel, Mark E Rushefsky

The Opioid Epidemic in the United States

Missed Opportunities and Policy Failures

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the origins, development, and rise of the opioid epidemic in the United States from the perspective of the public policy process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9781032105598
• ISBN-10: 1032105593
• Artikelnr.: 62229490

Autorenporträt

Kant Patel is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Missouri State University, USA. Mark E. Rushefsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Missouri State University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Policy Process and Policy Cycles 2. The First Opiate Crisis: 1860s
to 1920s 3. The Second Opioid Crisis: 1960s to 2000 4. The Third Opioid
Crisis: 2000-Present 5. State Governments and the Current Opioid Crisis 6.
A Perfect Storm: Big Pharma, FDA, DEA, and the Opioid Crisis 7. The Global
Context of the Opioid Crisis: The Opioid Crisis From a World Perspective 8.
Opioid Epidemics and Public Policy