The opioid fix ;, America's addiction crisis and the solution they don't want you to have, Barbara Andraka-Christou
Type
Label
The opioid fix ;, America's addiction crisis and the solution they don't want you to have, Barbara Andraka-Christou
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The opioid fix ;
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1111780428
Responsibility statement
Barbara Andraka-Christou
Sub title
America's addiction crisis and the solution they don't want you to have
Summary
"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
Table Of 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