{"product_id":"the-addiction-solution-9781501179457","title":"The Addiction Solution","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking, \"timely and well-written\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) guide\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eto addiction from a psychiatrist and public health doctor, offering practical, proven solutions for individuals, families, and communities dealing with substance use and abuse.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with warmth, accessibility, and vast authority, \u003ci\u003eThe Addiction Solution \u003c\/i\u003eis a practical guide through the world of drug use and abuse and addiction treatment. Here, Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, brings together scientific and clinical knowledge, policy suggestions, and case studies to describe our current drug crisis and establish a clear path forward to recovery and health. In a time when so many people are affected by the addiction epidemic, when 142 people die of overdoses \u003ci\u003eevery day \u003c\/i\u003ein the United States, principally from opioids, Sederer's decades of wisdom and clinical experience are needed more than ever before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a timely focus on opioids, Sederer takes us through the proven essentials of addiction treatment and explains why so many of our current policies, like the lingering remnants of the War on Drugs, fail to help drug users, their families, and their wider communities. He identifies a key insight, often overlooked in popular and professional writing about addiction and its treatment: namely, that people who use drugs do so to meet specific needs, and that drugs may be the best solution those people currently have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriting with generosity and empathy about the many Americans who use illicit and prescribed substances, Sederer lays out specific, evidence-based, researched solutions to the prevention and problems of drug use, including exercise, medications, therapy, recovery programs, and community services. \"Comprehensive...well-informed and accessible\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Addiction Solution \u003c\/i\u003eprovides invaluable help, comfort, and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501179457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Lloyd Sederer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990958047413,"sku":"9781501179457","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_be048022-ab9d-4646-91b2-e0df81a764a1.jpg?v=1762838495","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-addiction-solution-9781501179457","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}