Fighting the Opioid Epidemic: The Role of Providers and the Clinical Laboratory in Understanding Who is Vulnerable

Fighting the Opioid Epidemic: The Role of Providers and the Clinical Laboratory in Understanding Who is Vulnerable covers the important aspects that are essential in fighting the opioid epidemic. This succinct reference highlights how the toxicology laboratory can play a vital role in fighting the opioid epidemic by implementing a robust system for drugs of abuse testing as well as drug testing in pain management patients. It targets health care professionals in a technical manner, discussing polymorphisms of important genes that may be associated with increased vulnerability of alcohol and drug addiction to an individual. Covers all important aspects of opioid abuse, including genetic and environmental factorsDiscusses pharmacology, toxicology and the pharmacogenomics related to opioid metabolismPresents genetic and environmental factors associated with those vulnerable to opioid addiction, as well as the pitfalls of drug testing in pain management INDICE: 1. Opium abuse: past and present2. Heroin the first designer drug3. Prescription opioids: use and abuse4. Pharmacogenetic factors affecting efficacy of opioid therapy in pain management5. Mixing opioids with alcohol: a dangerous combination6. Environmental factors linked to drug (including opioids) and alcohol abuse7. Genetic factors that may make an individual susceptible to drug and alcohol abuse8. Introduction to drugs of abuse testing9. Pitfalls of drug testing in pain management

• ISBN: 978-0-12-820075-9
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 215
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés