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

Covers pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacogenomics related to opioid metabolism, genetic and environmental factors associated with vulnerability to opioid addiction, and more

Amitava Dasgupta (Author)

9780128200759, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 22 July 2020

160 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.2 cm, 0.34 kg

"This is a very nice, comprehensive book on the opioid epidemic. It should be a required bookshelf addition to any clinical laboratory performing drug testing." --Doody Doody

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.

1 Crude Opium, Morphine, Codeine, and Heroin: Past and Present2 Prescription Opioids: An Overview3 Opioid Abuse and Opioid Epidemic4 Genetic Factors Associated With Opioid Therapy and Opioid Addiction5 Environmental Factors Linked to Opioids, Drugs, and Alcohol Abuse6 Poppy Seed Defense and Workplace Drug Testing: Does It Work in the Court?7 Drug Testing in Pain Management

Subject Areas: Life sciences: general issues [PSA], Diabetes [MJGD]