American fix : inside the opioid addiction crisis--and how to end it
Item details
- ISBN: 9781250196262
- ISBN: 1250196264
- ISBN: 9781250196279
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Physical Description:
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viii, 290 pages ; 22 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : All Points Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | It started with a pill: a single irresponsible prescription initiated the perfect storm of my addiction -- Too sick to get well: from Barack Obama to black tar heroin, the double life I led was killing me -- Not anonymous: how the misinterpretation of "anonymity" perpetuates the stigma of recovery -- "We save lives": the big lie treatment centers sell to desperate people and their families -- One nation, overdosed: our real problem isn't political differences, it's Big Pharma and its addiction to profits -- End the war on drug users: how America can recover from decades of prejudice, injustice, and ignorance -- Dirty words: the way America talks about addiction directly affects whether we'll stay sick or recover -- Beyond the needle: harm reduction saves lives. We have to get over our prejudice against people who need help -- Across America: my road trip through America's drug epidemic changed me forever -- Rise up: either America changes, or we change America. |
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Genre: | History. Autobiographies. |
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