Prescription painkillers : Prescription and Dependency - Walker, IDA.; Henningfield, Jack E. (New York. : Mason Crest Pub., 2008)
The current problem -- The history of opioids -- Early regulation and treatment -- The background and characteristics of prescription opioid users -- Characteristics of abuse and dependence -- How opioids are abused -- Opioid pharmacology and the individual opioids -- The oxycontin story -- Twelve step programs for opioid abuse -- Treatment of prescription opioid addiction.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Analgesics, Opioid; Opioid-Related Disorders; Pain