The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Prescription Opioids Dependence: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to prescription opioids dependence, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on prescription opioids dependence. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Prescription Opioids Dependence: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 3. Studies on Prescription Opioids Dependence; Chapter 4. Books on Prescription Opioids Dependence; Chapter 5. Multimedia on Prescription Opioids Dependence; Chapter 6. Physician Guidelines and Databases; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS DEPENDENCE GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: codeine, codeine abuse, codeine addiction, codeine dependence, diphenoxylate, diphenoxylate abuse, diphenoxylate addiction, diphenoxylate dependence, hydrocodone, hydrocodone abuse, hydrocodone addiction, hydrocodone dependence, hydromorphone, hydromorphone abuse, hydromorphone addiction, hydromorphone dependence, meperidine, meperidine abuse, meperidine addiction, meperidine dependence, opioids, Opioids abuse, Opioids addiction.