The addiction solution : treating our dependence on opioids and other drugs

Summary: Offers an examination of drug use, abuse, and treatment, offering clinical and scientific knowledge, case studies, and policy suggestions intended to help drug users, their families, and communities deal with the problem.

Record details

ISBN: 9781501179440 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
xii, 226 pages ; 23 cm
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Ten things that matter -- Dimensions of character -- Fail first -- An ounce or a ton? -- Meaningful engagement and alternatives -- Principles of treatment -- What comes next -- The painted bird -- Tom's story -- Appendix: A brief history of opioid use and abuse in America.