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Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It´s So Hard to Stop
Anna Lembke
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Description for Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It´s So Hard to Stop
Paperback. Lembke concludes that the prescription drug epidemic is a symptom of a faltering health care system, the solution for which lies in rethinking how health care is delivered. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; MBN; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Three out of four people addicted to heroin probably started on a prescription opioid, according to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the United States alone, 16,000 people die each year as a result of prescription opioid overdose. But perhaps the most frightening aspect of the prescription drug epidemic is that it's built on well-meaning doctors treating patients with real problems. In Drug Dealer, MD, Dr. Anna Lembke uncovers the unseen forces driving opioid addiction nationwide. Combining case studies from her own practice with vital statistics drawn from public policy, cultural anthropology, ... Read more
Three out of four people addicted to heroin probably started on a prescription opioid, according to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the United States alone, 16,000 people die each year as a result of prescription opioid overdose. But perhaps the most frightening aspect of the prescription drug epidemic is that it's built on well-meaning doctors treating patients with real problems. In Drug Dealer, MD, Dr. Anna Lembke uncovers the unseen forces driving opioid addiction nationwide. Combining case studies from her own practice with vital statistics drawn from public policy, cultural anthropology, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
244g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421421407
SKU
V9781421421407
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99-50
About Anna Lembke
Anna Lembke, MD, is the chief of addiction medicine and an assistant professor at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Reviews for Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It´s So Hard to Stop
A thought-provoking study that all healthcare professionals and patients should read.
Library Journal
... a story with mythic resonance.
Times Higher Education
... excellent... It's a short book, concisely written, giving plenty of examples of patients' stories while at the same time showing trends in policy and national practice.
Metapsychology
Drug Dealer, ... Read more
Library Journal
... a story with mythic resonance.
Times Higher Education
... excellent... It's a short book, concisely written, giving plenty of examples of patients' stories while at the same time showing trends in policy and national practice.
Metapsychology
Drug Dealer, ... Read more