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Validating the experience of hundreds of thousands of Americans, The Opioid Fix sounds a loud call for policy reforms that will help put lifesaving drugs into the hands of those who need them the most.

The Opioid Fix

America's Addiction Crisis and the Solution They Don't Want You to Have

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  • Hardcover

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    14 May 2020

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Summary

Why medication-assisted treatment, the most effective tool for battling opioid addiction, is significantly underused in the United States.

Bronze Winner of the 2021 IPPY Book Award in Health/Medicine/Nutrition, Gold Winner of the 2020 Foreword INDIES Award in Health

America’s addiction crisis is growing worse. More than 115 Americans die daily from opioid overdoses, with half a million deaths expected in the next decade. Time and again, scientific studies show that medic…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781421437651
ISBN-10:1421437651
Author:Barbara Andraka-Christou
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:Johns Hopkins University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:14 May 2020
Weight:522g
Dimensions:24mm x 152mm x 229mm
Audience Age:18
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Critics Review

“This book should be required reading for every American having any role in developing or implementing drug policy–perhaps that should include every registered voter.”

This book should be required reading for every American having any role in developing or implementing drug policy—perhaps that should include every registered voter.
—Caroline Jean Acker, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of History at Carnegie Mellon University, author of Creating the American Junkie: Addiction Research in the Classic Era of Narcotic Control

About The Author

Barbara Andraka-Christou

Dr. Barbara “Basia” Andraka-Christou, an assistant professor in the Department of Health Management and Informatics at the University of Central Florida, with a secondary joint appointment in the College of Medicine, received her JD and PhD from Indiana University–Bloomington. Her research has been published in numerous journals, including the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment and the International Journal of Drug Policy.

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