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Index
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1: An Epidemic Like Never Before
Chapter 1 Medical Panacea or National Nightmare?
Chapter 2 Opioid Use in America: How We Got Here
Chapter 3 Opioid Use Disorder—A Disease Like Any Other?
Part 2 The Science, Practice, and Challenge of Treating OUD
Chapter 4 Embracing the New Medical Approach to Treating OUD
Chapter 5 The Pharmacology of Opioids
Chapter 6 Starting a Patient on Medication
Chapter 7 When Treating OUD Becomes a Challenge
Part 3 A Brief Guide for Families
Chapter 8 How to Encourage Your Loved One to Get Help—and How to Help Yourself
Chapter 9 Finding the Right Treatment
Chapter 10 How to Support Your Loved One in Treatment and Recovery
Part 4 For Patients: What to Expect in Treatment and Beyond
Chapter 11 Getting Ready to Stop Using Opioids
Chapter 12 The First Days and Weeks After You Stop Using
Chapter 13 The Next Months and Years Once You Are Drug-Free
EPILOGUE: OVERDOSES AS MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
APPENDIX A: QUICK GUIDE TO METHADONE
APPENDIX B: QUICK GUIDE TO BUPRENORPHINE
APPENDIX C: QUICK GUIDE TO NALTREXONE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
Index
About the Authors
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