Overview

This overview of prescription drug abuse includes historical background, key concepts, and discussion of the prevalence of drug abuse, treatments, and policy issues implicated in ending the epidemic. Prescription opioid medication abuse has been declared a national crisis by experts in medicine, substance use, public health, and pain management, culminating in a declaration made by the President of the United States that opioid misuse and abuse is a national health emergency. In this comprehensive text, expert scholars analyze and address a wide range of issues in, obstacles to, and potential solutions for this emergency, which caused more than 50,000 deaths in 2016 alone. It covers a variety of topics related to prescription misuse from both clinical and academic perspectives. After an opening containing background material on the most commonly misused medications, chapters examine subgroups engaged in misuse and special medical environments where misuse issues are key. They then cover U.S. policy, perspectives outside the U.S., and theories that may explain the misuse phenomena. This book will serve as a resource for students and professionals in fields related to prescription drug abuse—including psychology, sociology, medicine, and public policy—and is accessible to individuals not trained in these fields.

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Author:   Ty S. Schepis Ph.D.
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.624kg
ISBN:  

9781440852640

ISBN 10:   1440852642
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   21 June 2018
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Introduction Ty S. Schepis Chapter 2 Opioids Gregory B. Castelli and Winfred T. Frazier Chapter 3 Stimulants Christian J. Teter, Marcus Zavala, and Linh Tran Chapter 4 Benzodiazepines Michael Weaver Chapter 5 Misuse and Abuse of Over-the-Counter Medicines Richard Cooper Chapter 6 Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use in Adolescents and Young Adults Lian-Yu Chen, Alexander S. Perlmutter, Luis Segura, Julian Santaella-Tenorio, Julia P. Schleimer, Mariel Mendez, Lilian Ghandour, Magdalena Cerdá, and Silvia S. Martins Chapter 7 Misuse of Prescription Drugs among Young Adults Mark Pawson and Brian C. Kelly Chapter 8 Prescription Drug Misuse in Older Adults Yu-Ping Chang Chapter 9 Opioids: Misuse and Guideline-Concordant Use in Pain Management William C. Becker and Joanna L. Starrels Chapter 10 Opioids in the Emergency Setting Travis L. Hase and Francesca L. Beaudoin Chapter 11 Regulation of Opioid Medications in the United States Kenneth Kemp Jr. and Martin Grabois Chapter 12 Promoting Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs for Population Health: Research and Policy Implications David S. Fink, Julia P. Schleimer, Aaron Sarvet, Kiran K. Grover, Chris Delcher, June H. Kim, Alvaro Castillo-Carniglia, Ariadne E. Rivera-Aguirre, Stephen G. Henry, Magdalena Cerdá, and Silvia S. Martins Chapter 13 Harm Reduction Approaches to Opioids Lucas Hill Chapter 14 A Comparison of Recent Trends in Prescription Drug Misuse in the United States and the United Kingdom Trevor Bennett, Katy Holloway, and Tom May Chapter 15 Using Health Behavior Theory to Understand Prescription Drug Misuse Niloofar Bavarian, Sheena Cruz, and Ty S. Schepis Chapter 16 Understanding Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use: The Importance of Criminological Theory Jason A. Ford and Alexis Yohros Chapter 17 Conclusions Ty S. Schepis About the Editor and Contributors Index

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"""This text is appropriate for inclusion in libraries serving students in health, substance abuse, and criminal justice, particularly those seeking to promote interdisciplinary collaboration. . . Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals."" - Choice"

This text is appropriate for inclusion in libraries serving students in health, substance abuse, and criminal justice, particularly those seeking to promote interdisciplinary collaboration. . . Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals. - Choice

This text is appropriate for inclusion in libraries serving students in health, substance abuse, and criminal justice, particularly those seeking to promote interdisciplinary collaboration. . . Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals. * Choice *

Author Information

Ty S. Schepis, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at Texas State University. He has been principal investigator on over $1 million in research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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