The Opioid Crisis: A Reference Handbook
- ISBN-10
- 1440864365
- ISBN-13
- 9781440864360
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 358
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-07-11
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- David E. Newton
Description
A comprehensive overview of opioid use throughout human history, current problems surrounding opioid abuse, and suggested approaches to solving these problems. • Provides a complete historical overview of opioid use in human societies • Contextualizes the crisis with a chronology of important events in the history of opioid use • Offers a strong collection of reference materials for use in further research on the topic • Discusses the synthetic and neurological chemistry of opioids and how different types have been used throughout history
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- 2019
- 231 pages
- Paperback
- Nova Snova
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