Prescription Drug Problem

A New American Crisis?

AvRyan D. Schroeder,Jason A. Ford

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Providing an indispensable resource for undergraduate students, graduate students, and policymakers interested in the prescription drug abuse crisis in the United States, this book summarizes the current state of prescription drug abuse and its growth over the past 20 years.The Prescription Drug Problem analyzes the growth of the prescription drug abuse problem from 1994 to 2014 and includes comparisons to marijuana and hard drug use during the same period. Specific attention is given to prescription opiate abuse and the transition from prescription opiates to heroin. The book begins with a broad overview of the prescription drug problem in the U.S., while the text presents stories of celebrities who have struggled with prescription drug abuse, highlights a handful of ordinary Americans who are battling prescription drug abuse, and examines as case studies a few communities that have been ravaged by prescription drug abuse. Drawing upon demographic patterns of abuse to identify causes of and factors contributing to prescription drug abuse as well as possible solutions to the problem, the book is designed to provide a broad overview of the prescription drug abuse problem in the U.S. and stimulate additional research.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-02-15
Mått:156 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:595 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781440857690

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Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik

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Ryan D. Schroeder is professor and department chair in the Department of Sociology at the University of Louisville. Jason A. Ford is associate professor of sociology at the University of Central Florida. George E. Higgins is professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Louisville.

Innehållsförteckning

List of TablesIntroduction: A Prescription for Misuse, Loss, and DestructionChapter 1 The New American Drug Epidemic?Chapter 2 A Pill to Cure the PainChapter 3 Middle-Class Prescription Medication Misuse and Diseases of DespairChapter 4 Policy PrescriptionsChapter 5 Death and Destruction, Hope and ResilienceNotesIndex

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