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Title The opioid epidemic / by Hal Marcovitz.
Publisher San Diego, CA : ReferencePoint Press, Inc., [2017]
Copyright ©2018
Description 80 pages : illustrations, map, photographs ; 25 cm


LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOL BARCODE LAST CHECKIN STATUS
 EI-Young Adult Bistro  YA 362.293 MAR Nearby on shelf  30626003228885 07-02-18  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references and index.
NOTE Accelerated Reader MG 8.9 3 193056
Contents A problem of epidemic proportions -- How do people get addicted? -- Living in the grasp of opioids -- Regulating opioids -- Prevention, treatment and recovery.
Summary When synthetic opioids were developed a quarter-century ago, many physicians believed the drugs would help alleviate the pain caused by severe injuries and debilitating diseases. But while the drugs do deaden pain, they can lead to devastating addiction as well as death through overdose. Meanwhile, the natural opioid heroin continues to be a much-abused illegal drug that threatens the lives of its users.
Audience 1280L Lexile
Other edition Online version: Marcovitz, Hal, author. Opioid epidemic San Diego, CA : ReferencePoint Press, Inc., 2018 9781682823002
Subject Opioid abuse -- Juvenile literature.
Drug abuse -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 9781682822999
9781682822999
1682822990