The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know Audiobook (Free)

The opioid epidemic is responsible for longest sustained drop in US life span because the time of World War I and the fantastic Influenza. In 2017, nearly 50,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose-with an estimated two million more living with opioid cravings every day.

The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Must Know is an accessible, nonpartisan summary of the causes, politics, and treatments tied to the most damaging health crisis of our time. Its extensive approach and Q&A file format offer listeners a practical way to understanding the epidemic from all edges: the basic research of opioids; the type of cravings; the underlying reasons for the opioid epidemic; effective approaches to helping individuals, families, communities, and national plan; and common common myths linked to opioid addiction.

Compiled by two expert physicians and enriched with stories from their encounters in the crosshairs of the epidemic, this book is certainly a critical resource for any general listener-and for the individuals and families fighting this fight in their very own lives.