Bibliograph

Prescription painkillers, history, pharmacology, and treatment, Marvin D. Seppala, with Mark E. Rose

Type

Label

Prescription painkillers, history, pharmacology, and treatment, Marvin D. Seppala, with Mark E. Rose

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-247) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Prescription painkillers

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

Marvin D. Seppala, with Mark E. Rose

Series statement

Ebook Library EBLThe library of addictive drugs

Sub title

history, pharmacology, and treatment

Table Of Contents

The current problem -- The history of opioids -- Early regulation and treatment -- The background and characteristics of prescription opioid users -- Characteristics of abuse and dependence -- How opioids are abused -- Opioid pharmacology and the individual opioids -- The oxycontin story -- Twelve step programs for opioid abuse -- Treatment of prescription opioid addiction

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