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Robert Kingwell, 71, 73, 77–79 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 25–26,
Andrew Kolodny, 34–35, 37–38, 42, 48, 75 54, 62, 84–85, 87–88
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, 72
fentanyl, 11, 12–13, 42–43
National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 28, 47
Harm Reduction Coalition, 95 needle exchange clinics, 37
harm reduction programs, 98–99 in Canada, 95–98
heroin, 4–6, 8–13, 18, 20–25, 31–35, 37, 40–42, controversy, 95
44–45, 47, 51–65, 78, 89–92, 95–99, in the United States, 98–99
103, 105 neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), 63–64
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), 36–37, 90, neurology
94–95, 97 and addiction, 16–22
hydrocodone, 11, 48, 57, 73 opioid receptors, 18–21, 88–90, 92
hydromorphone, 11 reward pathways, 18, 20
Hysingla, 48 serotonin, 18
synaspes, 16–17
illegal drugs, 8, 11–12, 20, 26–29, 40–41, 51, neurons, 16–21, 34
61, 78 neurotransmitters, 17, 20–21
infographics, 7, 9, 17, 19, 28, 63, 75 nicotine, 21
inpatient rehabilitation programs, 46, 82–85 nonlethal overdose, 10
Norco, 57–58
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, 65
Kull, Adam, 4–6, 8, 12–13, 30 Opana, 11, 37, 48
Kull, Brian, 4, 8, 30 opiates, 11, 49, 69, 76
Kull, Donna, 4–6, 8 codeine, 10, 18
heroin, 9–10, 18, 31
laudanum, 60
lawsuits morphine, 10, 18
Narendra K. Nagareddy, 68–69 opioid abuse and dependence, 10
Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng, 66–69 opioid receptors, 18–21, 88–90, 92
opioids, 20–22, 24–25, 26, 29, 38–40, 45–47,
marijuana, 27, 40, 55, 80, 94 49–50, 51–53, 56, 61, 64–65, 66, 68–79,
medication-assisted treatment (MAT), 88 89–90, 92–94
cons, 92–94 Demerol, 11
pros, 90–92 fentanyl, 11, 12–13, 42–43
mental illness hydrocodone, 11, 48, 57, 73
and drug addicition, 26 hydromorphone, 11
methadone, 65, 88–89, 91, 93–95 Hysingla, 48
methamphetamine, 8, 11, 14–16, 21, 24, 40, 44, Opana, 11, 37, 48
47, 81, 94 oxycodone, 11, 23, 36
morphine, 10, 18–19, 48, 60–61, 64 OxyContin, 9, 11, 40, 42, 48, 54–55, 58
oxymorphone, 37, 74
naloxone, 45–46, 57, 89–90 Percocet, 5, 11, 32, 42
naltrexone, 90 Percodan, 11, 35
Narcan, 46, 59, 62 Roxanol, 11
See also Naloxone Vicodin, 5, 9, 11, 32, 35, 43–44, 48
narcotics, 11, 29, 38, 62, 65, 67, 69–70, 72, 79 Zohydro, 11, 48
Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 46, 86–87 opium poppy, 9, 18, 60
National Alcoholism and Substance Abuse outpatient treatment programs, 85–86, 88
Information Center, 48 overdosing, 97, 99
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug deaths, 8–13, 23, 29, 33–34, 43–44, 47,
Dependence, 24–25, 29
48–50, 55–56, 66–68, 89–90, 95

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