The opioid fix : America's addiction crisis and the solution they don't want you to have / Barbara Andraka-Christou.
| Author/creator | Andraka-Christou, Barbara, 1988- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2020] |
| Description | 376 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What's Nixon got to do with It? A history of medication-assisted treatment -- A strained relationship : Alcoholics Anonymous and medication-assisted treatment -- The perils and promises of treatment centers -- Methadone clinics : maintaining stigma for decades -- The elusive addiction-treating physician -- When criminal justice administrators make medical decisions -- Learning from other countries. |
| Abstract | "The author blames part of the US opioid crisis on policy that espouses abstinence-focused treatment for people addicted to opioids. The author tells the stories of people in recovery and argues that medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, needs to be available to anyone suffering from opioid abuse. The interrelated barriers to MAT-from physicians who won't prescribe it, to drug courts that mandate counseling (and counselors who deride it), to politicians who ban it-demonstrate ill-advised narrow-mindedness in the author's view"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2019028033 |
| ISBN | 9781421437651 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1421437651 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Popular Reading Collection | WM 184 A553O 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |