Table of Contents
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Book Overview
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Chapter 1
An Epidemiologic Perspective
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Chapter 2
Understanding the Agent, Part I: Opioid Biology and Basic Pharmacology
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Chapter 3
Understanding the Agent, Part II: Adverse Effects
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Chapter 4
Understanding the Agent, Part III: Specific Drugs
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Chapter 5
Attenuating the Agent: Reducing Opioid “Virulence”
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Chapter 6
Best Practices Education, Part I: Pain Physiology, Psychology, and Alternatives to Opioids
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Chapter 7
Best Practices Education, Part II: Evidence for and Against Opioid Therapy
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Chapter 8
Best Practices Education, Part III: Regulatory and Advisory Issues Related to Opioid Therapy for Pain
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Chapter 9
Addressing Host Factors: Overview of Dependence and Addiction
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Chapter 10
Opioid Dependence Risk Factors and Risk Assessment
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Chapter 11
Addressing Host Factors: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention of Opioid Dependence
Attention for Chapter 1:
An Epidemiologic Perspective
