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Big Pharma and the Opioid Epidemic: From Vicodin to Heroin

By Eric Braun

Book information

Publisher
Capstone
Year
2020
ISBN
9780756566722
ASIN
B08GMCC7Z8
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
23 MB (24192790 bytes)
Series
Informed!
Pages
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Time added
2023-08-04 09:34:24
Juvenile Nonfiction; Sociology; JNF052000; JNF0530

Description

More than 130 people a day in the U.S. die from opioid overdoses. Addiction to legal and illegal opioids has been declared a national crisis. The U.S. spends about $78.5 billion a year on treatment, criminal prosecution, and health care related to the crisis. What caused this massive problem? Can the crisis be slowed or reversed? Students will get practical tips on how to help someone suffering from an addiction or experiencing an overdose, and learn about how the nation is trying to deal with the crisis.

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