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The Opioid Epidemic and the Addiction Crisis
Contributor(s): Smith, Elliott (Author)
ISBN: 1728423449     ISBN-13: 9781728423449
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
OUR PRICE:   $29.12  
Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats
Published: August 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Homelessness & Poverty
Dewey: 362.290
LCCN: 2020057137
Lexile Measure: 1040
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.1" W x 9.1" (0.52 lbs) 32 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

The US has seen an alarming rise in the numbers of people addicted to and overdosing on opioid drugs, including oxycodone, codeine, fentanyl, and heroin. Learn about history of the opioid crisis, the science behind addiction, and how people help those in danger.

Read Woke(TM) Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to challenge social norms, give voice to the silenced, provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, disrupt the status quo, and share perspectives from underrepresented or oppressed groups.