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THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROBLEM: A NEW AMERICAN CRISIS

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<P>This title 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.</P>

The Prescription Drug Problem

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
List of Tables.
Introduction: A Prescription for Misuse, Loss, and Destruction.
1: The New American Drug Epidemic?.
2: A Pill to Cure the Pain.
3: Middle-Class Prescription Medication Misuse and Diseases of Despair.
4: Policy Prescriptions.
5: Death and Destruction, Hope and Resilience.
Notes.
Index.
About the Authors.

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