{"product_id":"do-no-harm-the-opioid-epidemic-9781684423231","title":"Do No Harm: The Opioid Epidemic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the NPT three-part mini series, \u003ci\u003eDo No Harm: The Opioid Epidemic\u003c\/i\u003e follows author and director, Harry Wiland as he works to unearth the history and truth behind America’s rampant opioid crisis, and investigates how this crisis ballooned into an epidemic fueled by Big Pharma’s ploys, the medical community’s obliviousness, and policymakers lack of oversight.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Opioid Epidemic is the worst man-made drug epidemic in the history of our nation. More people die each year from an opioid drug overdose than in automobile accidents. The statistics are staggering. \u003ci\u003eDo No Harm\u003c\/i\u003e spotlights experts, journalists, and public health crusaders who are combating the special interests of Big Pharma and informing the world on how an aggressive pharmaceutical mass marketing campaign for the new drug OxyContin misled doctors and the public into our current crisis of death and addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWiland highlights the stories of those hit hardest by prescription opioid addiction and overdose death, and sheds light on how whole communities have been ravaged by the spread of addiction. Despite regional health experts, local government, law enforcement, journalists, and the DEA’s efforts to combat the epidemic, people continue to die at an alarming rate from prescription drug overdoses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chapters of this book chronicle this opioid epidemic in all its complexity from many perspectives including the plight of the millions of Americans who suffer from opioid addiction. People, young and old on the rocky road to recovery, tell their harrowing stories, current victories, and on-going struggles with the disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExceptionally well organized and presented, \u003ci\u003eDo No Harm: The Opioid Epidemic\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those timely and relevant exposes that deserves as wide a readership as possible. Impressively informative, and unreservedly recommended for community, college, and university library.\" –\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Dr. Georges Benjamin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Preface by Dr. Andrew Kolodny\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Introduction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter 1: Origins of a Crisis\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter 2: Ancient Times to Modern Medicine\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter 3: The Science of Pain and Pain Management\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter 4: Arthur Sackler and Medical Marketing\t\t\t\t  Chapter 5: Purdue Pharma\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter 6: The Disease of Addiction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter 7: PROP\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter 8: Understanding Addiction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter 9: Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) or Abstinence?\t\t\t  Chapter 10: Public Health Campaigns and Legal Actions\t\t\t\t  Chapter 11: The Beginning of the End?\t\t\t\t\t\t  Chapter 12: Changing the Culture, Ending the Crisis\t\t\t\t\t  Appendix\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Acknowledgments\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Index\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  About the Author","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360070074711,"sku":"9781684423231","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781684423231.jpg?v=1754126571","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/do-no-harm-the-opioid-epidemic-9781684423231","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}