{"product_id":"the-opioid-fix-americas-addiction-crisis-and-the-solution-they-dont-want-you-to-have-hardcover","title":"The Opioid Fix: America's Addiction Crisis and the Solution They Don't Want You to Have - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Andraka-Christou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy medication-assisted treatment, the most effective tool for battling opioid addiction, is significantly underused in the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBronze Winner of the 2021 IPPY Book Award in Health\/Medicine\/Nutrition, Gold Winner of the 2020 Foreword INDIES Award in Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica's addiction crisis is growing worse. More than 115 Americans die daily from opioid overdoses, with half a million deaths expected in the next decade. Time and again, scientific studies show that medications like Suboxone and methadone are the most reliable and effective treatment, yet more than 60 percent of US addiction treatment centers fail to provide access to them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Opioid Fix\u003c\/i\u003e, Barbara Andraka-Christou highlights both the promise and the underuse of medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Addiction, Andraka-Christou writes, is a chronic medical condition. Why treat it, then, outside of mainstream medicine? Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews with people in recovery, their family members, treatment providers, and policy makers, Andraka-Christou reveals a troubling landscape characterized by underregulated treatment centers and unnecessary ideological battles between twelve-step support groups and medication providers. The resistance to MAT--from physicians who won't prescribe it, to drug courts that prohibit it, to politicians who overregulate it--showcases the narrow-mindedness of the system and why it isn't working. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecounting the true stories of people in recovery, this groundbreaking book argues that MAT needs to be available to anyone suffering from opioid addiction. Unlike other books about the opioid crisis, which have largely focused on causal factors like pharmaceutical overprescription and heroin trafficking, this book focuses on people who have already developed an opioid addiction but are struggling to find effective treatment. Validating the experience of hundreds of thousands of Americans, \u003ci\u003eThe Opioid Fix\u003c\/i\u003e sounds a loud call for policy reforms that will help put lifesaving drugs into the hands of those who need them the most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Barbara \"Basia\" Andraka-Christou, \u003c\/b\u003e an assistant professor in the Department of Health Management and Informatics at the University of Central Florida, with a secondary joint appointment in the College of Medicine, received her JD and PhD from Indiana University-Bloomington. Her research has been published in numerous journals, including the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Substance Abuse Treatment\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Drug Policy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769668043040,"sku":"9781421437651","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/59576250ba8a749c6f8d8d5af46dbf30.webp?v=1780352929","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-opioid-fix-americas-addiction-crisis-and-the-solution-they-dont-want-you-to-have-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}