The age of fentanyl : ending the opioid epidemic /
Brodie Ramin, M.D.
- Toronto : Dundurn, (c)2020.
- 1 online resource (223 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: Knocking at the Door -- CHAPTER 2: The Story of Opium -- CHAPTER 3: The Engine of the Epidemic -- CHAPTER 4: Fentanyl Arrives -- CHAPTER 5: Explaining the Epidemic -- CHAPTER 6: Treating Addiction -- CHAPTER 7: Rethinking Our Relationship with Opioids and Big Pharma -- CHAPTER 8: Searching for Solutions -- CHAPTER 9: Expanding the Treatment Tool Kit -- CHAPTER 10: Treating the Whole Person -- CHAPTER 11: Breaking the Cycle -- Conclusion: Ten Steps Toward a Better Future -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
"Is there a way to end North America's opioid epidemic? North America is facing a crisis. The first warning signs appeared in media reports of OxyContin abuse and over-prescription in the 1990s. Today, there is an opioid epidemic --