THE ADDICTION SOLUTION by Lloyd Sederer
is subtitled “Treating Our Dependence on Opioids and Other Drugs” and it
certainly addresses a timely and concerning topic. In fact, I had several students who crafted major research
papers on opioid abuse and over-prescription issues this year. They often
turned to full length texts like Quinones’ Dreamland for information and
compelling details.
THE ADDICTION
SOLUTION will be an important addition to our collection, especially
given the compassionate manner in which Sederer approaches treatment options.
He argues for "a cultural shift" away from punishment and towards prevention
by promoting understanding of addiction as disease with individualized impacts
due to its complex medical, psychological, and social aspects. As Chief Medical Officer for the New York
State Office of Mental Health, Sederer is able to draw on his own vast clinical
knowledge and to combine disguised patient case studies with recent scientific
research and some shocking statistics. For example, he notes the 4-fold
increase in prescriptions between 1999 and 2010, with Cardinal Health allegedly
shipping 241 million opioid pills to West Virginia alone (population less than
2 million) between 2007 and 2012.
THE ADDICTION SOLUTION is
a very accessible, practical text which received starred reviews from both Booklist
and Library Journal.
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