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-- Addiction & overdose[2018]., Adolescent, Twenty-First Century Books Call No: 362.29 GOL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Discusses the history and science of drug addiction and challenges of overcoming the problems.
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-- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medication abuse[2015]., Pre-adolescent, Mason Crest Call No: DRUGS & ALCOHOL NF WAT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Downside of drugs.Summary Note: Explores the consequences of ADHD medication abuse.
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2006., Greenhaven Press Call No: 362.29 Are Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: At issue. DrugsSummary Note: Presents conflicting opinions about the use of medication by Americans. Addresses American's use of medication, the use of psychiatric drugs, the number of prescriptions written for children with ADHD, and the effects of prescription drug advertising. Also describes medication issues for low-income Americans, those with chronic pain, and the elderly.
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By Macy, Beth2019., Back Bay books Call No: Sports 362.29 Mac Edition: First Back Bay paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: An instant New York Times bestseller, Dopesick is the only book to tell the full story of the opioid crisis, from the boardroom to the courtroom and into the living rooms of Americans struggling to save themselves and their families: "masterfully interlaces stories of communities in crisis with dark histories of corporate greed and regulatory indifference" (New York Times) from a journalist who has lived through it.In this extraordinary work, Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of a national drama that has unfolded over two decades. From the labs and marketing departments of big pharma to local doctor's offices; wealthy suburbs to distressed small communities in Central Appalachia; from distant cities to once-idyllic farm towns; the spread of opioid addiction follows a tortuous trajectory that illustrates how this crisis has persisted for so long and become so firmly entrenched. Beginning with a single dealer who lands in a small Virginia town and sets about turning high school football stars into heroin overdose statistics, Macy sets out to answer a grieving mother's question-why her only son died-and comes away with a gripping, unputdownable story of greed and need. From the introduction of OxyContin in 1996, Macy investigates the powerful forces that led America's doctors and patients to embrace a medical culture where overtreatment with painkillers became the norm. In some of the same communities featured in her bestselling book Factory Man, the unemployed use painkillers both to numb the pain of joblessness and pay their bills, while privileged teens trade pills in cul-de-sacs, and even high school standouts fall prey to prostitution, jail, and death. Through unsparing, compelling, and unforgettably humane portraits of families and first responders determined to ameliorate this epidemic, each facet of the crisis comes into focus. In these politically fragmented times, Beth Macy shows that one thing uniting Americans across geographic, partisan, and class lines is opioid drug abuse. But even in the midst of twin crises in drug abuse and healthcare, Macy finds reason to hope and ample signs of the spirit and tenacity that are helping the countless ordinary people ensnared by addiction build a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities. "An impressive feat of journalism, monumental in scope and urgent in its implications." - Jennifer Latson, The Boston Globe.
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-- Dope sickBy Macy, Beth2018., Little, Brown and Co. Call No: 362.29 MAC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Chronicles America's more than twenty-year struggle with opioid addiction, from the introduction of OxyContin in 1996, through the spread of addiction in distressed communities in Central Appalachia, to the current national crisis"--OCLC.
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2007., Rosen Pub. Group Call No: 615 Loc Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Drug abuse and societySummary Note: This book describes how the altering of OxyContin created a drug abuse problem and discusses how the rapidly expanding OxyContin epidemic may be one of the worst in many years.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing Call No: 362.29 BOD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Drugs in real life.Summary Note: "Used medically, prescription and over-the-counter drugs can relieve pain, ease symptoms of diseases, and treat disorders. When abused, these drugs can be dangerous and even deadly. This title explores how prescription and over-the-counter drugs affect the body, the laws surrounding these drugs, and their impact on society."--Provided by publisher.
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[2017]., Grey House Publishing Grey House Publishing Call No: 616.863 WIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Remote access available: onondaga Series Title: Reference shelf Volume: v. 89, no. 5Summary Note: In the modern world, physicians prescribe a multitude of medications, most derived from natural substances, to treat various bodily and mental disorders and some of the substances used also have a pleasurable neurological effect, creating a sense of euphoria, a tranquilizing effect, or intensifying alertness and focus. Over time, drug addiction and abuse has become a social justice and public health concern around the world.
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[2015]., Pre-adolescent, Mason Crest Call No: DRUGS & ALCOHOL NF WAT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Downside of drugs.Summary Note: Explores the consequences of prescription painkillers abuse.
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By Walker, Idac2008., Mason Crest Publishers Call No: 615.78 Wal Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Series Title: Illicit and misused drugs
