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

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