The Age of Fentanyl: Ending the Opioid Epidemic
Awards:   Short-listed for Ottawa Book Awards, Non-Fiction English 2021 (Canada) Short-listed for Speaker's Book Award 2020 (Canada) Short-listed for The Donner Prize 2020 (Canada)
Author:   Brodie Ramin, M.D.
Publisher:   Dundurn Group Ltd
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9781459746701


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   21 May 2020
Format:   Paperback
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The Age of Fentanyl: Ending the Opioid Epidemic


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Awards

  • Short-listed for Ottawa Book Awards, Non-Fiction English 2021 (Canada)
  • Short-listed for Speaker's Book Award 2020 (Canada)
  • Short-listed for The Donner Prize 2020 (Canada)

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Author:   Brodie Ramin, M.D.
Publisher:   Dundurn Group Ltd
Imprint:   Dundurn Group Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.383kg
ISBN:  

9781459746701


ISBN 10:   1459746708
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   21 May 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Knocking at the Door Chapter 2: The Story of Opium Chapter 3: The Engine of the Epidemic Chapter 4: The Age of Fentanyl Chapter 5: Explaining the Epidemic Chapter 6: Treating Addiction Chapter 7: Rethinking our Relationship with Opioids and Big Pharma Chapter 8: Searching for Solutions Chapter 9: Expanding the Treatment Tool Kit Chapter 10: Treating the Whole Person Chapter 11: Breaking the Cycle Conclusion: Ten Steps Toward a Better Future Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index

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A first-hand clinician's account of one of today's greatest social crises.... There are lessons here for everyone. * Jeff Turnbull, Medical Director of Ottawa Inner City Health *


p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.8px Helvetica; color: #2c2c2c} A first-hand clinician's account of one of today's greatest social crises.... There are lessons here for everyone. -- Jeff Turnbull * Medical Director of Ottawa Inner City Health, Former President of the Canadian Medical Association *


A first-hand clinician's account of one of today's greatest social crises.... There are lessons here for everyone. * Jeff Turnbull, Medical Director of Ottawa Inner City Health * A fascinating, wise, and humane analysis of one of the most pressing health challenges of the 21st century. * Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of Enlightenment Now. *


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Brodie Ramin is a primary care and addictions physician. He is an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa and a Diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Ramin lives in Ottawa.

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