demographics of, 37–43
emergency treatment for, 44–46, 59–61
as epidemic, 68–69
family stories, 4–8, 12–13, 22–23, 53, 59–61
increase in the United States, 5–7, 56–58, 69
over-the-counter drugs (OTC), 70
acetaminophen, 9, 76
oxycodone, 11, 23, 36
OxyContin, 9, 11, 40, 42, 48, 54–55, 58
oxymorphone, 37, 74
oxytocin, 18
Percocet, 5, 11, 32, 42
Percodan, 11, 35
Phoenix House, 34
Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, 34
pill mills, 74
prescription painkillers, 9–13, 20, 23–26, 29–30,
32–34, 36–37, 42–45, 50, 54–56, 65,
74, 92
See also
opioids
prescription tranquilizers, 44
Probuphine, 89
See also
buprenorphine
Providence Crosstown Clinic, 95–98
Prozac, 11
PZM21, 92
racial stereotyping, 38
recovery programs.
See
treatment programs
rehabilitation programs, 34, 42, 46, 83, 84–86,
88–91, 97
relapse, 15, 36, 42, 88, 90, 93, 100–102
reward pathways.
See
neurology
Roxanol, 11
scientists and researchers, 17–20, 22, 68, 92
sedatives, 47
Ativan, 9
Valium, 5, 9, 11
Xanax, 9, 53
self-medicating
and addiction, 37
serotonin, 18
Shine a Light on Heroin, 105
sobriety, 82–83, 86–87, 101–102
stimulant overdose, 47
stimulants
cocaine, 11, 44, 47
methamphetamine, 11, 44, 47
Suboxone, 89–91, 94
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), 48, 83, 102
substance use disorder, 24, 26, 42
Subutex, 89
See also
buprenorphine
synapses, 16–17
synthetic stimulants, 11
teens and addiction, 25–30, 31–32, 57, 59
toxicology reports, 12
treatment programs
culturally appropriate models, 83
day treatment, 83, 86
emergency room, 47
faith-based models, 82–83, 103
inpatient, 46, 82–85
long-term residential, 85
medication-assisted treatment, 88, 90–94
outpatient, 85–86, 88
self-help groups, 15–16, 46, 86–87
short-term residential, 86
stories of success, 33, 82, 102
twelve-step programs, 101, 103
Alcoholics Anonymous, 15, 86–87
Narcotics Anonymous, 46, 86–87
US Department of Health and Human Services,
62–63
US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 4, 13,
31, 56, 72
US Treasury Department’s Narcotic Division, 61
Valium, 5, 9, 11
Vicodin, 5, 9, 11, 32, 35, 43–44, 48
Vivitrol, 90
See also
naltrexone
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy,
99
withdrawal, 24, 33, 36, 42, 58, 62–65, 85, 88–93
symptoms, 22
withdrawal medications, 102
buprenorphine, 89–90, 93–95, 102
methadone, 65, 88–89, 91, 93–95
naltrexone, 90
Suboxone, 89–91, 94
Xanax, 9, 53
Zohydro, 11, 48
Zoloft, 11
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