The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know

By Yngvild Olsen, Joshua M Sharfstein, Joshua M. Sharfstein

Book Overview

An incisive, essential guide to understanding one of today's most urgent -- and complex -- problems. The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) is an accessible, nonpartisan overview of the causes, politics, and treatments tied to the most devastating health crisis of our time. Its comprehensive approach and Q&A format offer readers a practical path to understanding the epidemic from all sides. Written by two expert physicians and enriched with stories from their experiences on the front lines of this epidemic, this book is a critical resource for any general reader -- and for the individuals and families fighting this fight in their own lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190916028
• ISBN13: 9780190916022
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"