indeX
abuse deterrent formulas, 49
acetaminophen, 9, 57, 76
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), 36,
38, 94–95
addiction, 10, 29, 34, 37–43, 48–49, 63–65, 67,
69, 74
dual diagnosis, 26
neurology of, 16–21
personality changes, 22–25
personal stories of, 4–6, 8, 14–16, 31–33, 36,
52–53, 57, 80–82, 102, 104
recovery from, 65, 80–82, 84–86, 88–90,
92–94, 100–102, 104–105
risk factors, 25–27, 46
and sexually transmitted diseases, 36–37,
95–97
alcohol, 7, 11, 29, 46, 80, 94
addiction to, 24, 25, 56, 61, 90, 100–101
neurological impact of, 21
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 15, 86–87
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, 42
American Indians
and addiction, 40–41
and culturally appropriate recovery models, 83
and historical trauma, 39–40
antidepressants
Cymbalta, 11
Prozac, 11
Zoloft, 11
benzodiazepines, 11, 44, 64, 94
See also
sedatives
brain chemistry.
See
neurology
buprenorphine, 89–90, 93–95, 102
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
13, 33, 36–37, 42, 44, 56, 68, 74–76
chronic pain, 5, 23, 36, 42–44, 66, 68–70,
74–76, 78
cocaine, 8, 11, 21, 32, 39, 44, 47, 56, 80, 94
codeine, 10, 18
continuum of drug use and abuse
drug addiction, 18, 23–24, 29, 48–49
drug dependence, 23–24
drug tolerance, 23–24
court-ordered treatment programs, 84
culturally appropriate treatment, 83
Cymbalta, 11
day treatment programs, 83, 86
Demerol, 11
depressant overdose, 44
depressants
heroin, 44
depression, 7, 18, 26–27, 40, 81, 88, 101
detoxification, 85, 90
doctors, 11–12, 22, 29–30, 33, 46, 54–55,
57–58, 60–61, 88–89
and lawsuits, 66–68
and medical training, 70, 73–79, 93
and overprescription, 34–37, 42–43, 66–70
doctor shopping, 55
dopamine, 17, 20–22, 26, 47
driving under the influence (DUI), 32, 53
drug addiction risk factors
age, 25–26
biology, 25
social environment, 25
Drug Addiction Treatment Act, 93
Drug Policy Alliance, 98
drugs
alcohol, 7, 11, 21, 24, 25, 29, 46, 55, 56, 61, 80,
90, 94, 100–101
cocaine, 8, 11, 21, 32, 39, 44, 47, 56, 80, 94
depressants, 44
nicotine, 21
opiates, 11, 18, 49, 69, 75, 76
opioids, 18–22, 24–25, 26, 29, 38–40, 45–47,
49–50, 51–53, 56, 61, 64–65, 66, 68–79,
89–90, 92–94
stimulants, 11, 44, 47
drug testing, 84
drug trafficking, 56
dual diagnosis, 26
endorphins, 18–22
euphoria, 11, 20, 22, 25, 73, 89
experts
Tom Frieden, 33, 68, 74, 76
Sarah Gaskill, 39–40, 83, 87
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