Review of The United States of Opioids
Posted: 03 Sep 2021, 09:34
[Following is a volunteer review of "The United States of Opioids" by Harry Nelson.]
Harry Nelson is a leading healthcare legal expert in The United States. Harry witnesses the issue of pain and addiction in America grow into something big, or to say the least a crisis. This inspires him to write The United States of Opioids. In the book, he addresses a range of concerns and topics about the Opioid crisis in the United States pointing at the key points, he also gives a well detailed history of when the Opioid crisis commenced all the way from the twentieth century to the twenty first century.
John Belushi's story in the 80s about his death from an overdose of Heroin and Cocaine at thirty three plunged Harry's interest into the whole subject of the Opioid crisis. The world has seen many more celebrities die from opioid overdose, the likes of Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. Harry received calls from doctors after the death of some celebrities, this especially happened as a result of doctors over prescribing opiates to their high profile patients. The doctors were worried about the inevitable jurisdiction as practices such as over prescription or generally a breach in addiction treatment and medical care is illegal. Harry's experience from each case of suicide from overdose on opiates has given him sharp and unique insights on how to deal with future cases. This has earned him courtesy from policymakers and regulators at every federal agency.
Harry explains why most people turn to opiates and live a life of addiction. The main reason being to escape physical and psychological or emotional pain. He acknowledges the efforts of the medical sector to fight this problem. He also points out their weaknesses and the things they are doing wrong. He backs his thoughts by comparing statistical data on medical records and from real life experiences. Harry details the evolution of drugs from Heroin and Cocaine to synthetic drugs like Fentanyl and Carfentanil. I must say I did not know Fentanyl is almost thirty five times more powerful than Heroine or that Carfentanil is a hundred times more powerful than Fentanyl.
The United States of Opioids is just what you might be looking for if you are after the facts about the Opioid crisis in The United States and perhaps the rest of the world, and probably what humanly possible measures can be effective enough to curb or reduce the magnitude of this issue. Despite the fact that The United Stats of Opioids is a nonfiction book, Harry Nelson's style of writing and choice of words make it a lively book, I did not expect much but boring facts about the whole subject of drugs, my expectations proved to be very low as I found the book worth my time.
I did not find any error in the book and in my opinion The United States of Opioids was exceptionally and professionally edited. I did not see anything bad about the book. People struggling with addiction, those who have lost their loved ones to addiction and generally those who enjoy reading nonfiction books will love this book. I rate it 3 out of 4 stars.
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The United States of Opioids
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Harry Nelson is a leading healthcare legal expert in The United States. Harry witnesses the issue of pain and addiction in America grow into something big, or to say the least a crisis. This inspires him to write The United States of Opioids. In the book, he addresses a range of concerns and topics about the Opioid crisis in the United States pointing at the key points, he also gives a well detailed history of when the Opioid crisis commenced all the way from the twentieth century to the twenty first century.
John Belushi's story in the 80s about his death from an overdose of Heroin and Cocaine at thirty three plunged Harry's interest into the whole subject of the Opioid crisis. The world has seen many more celebrities die from opioid overdose, the likes of Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. Harry received calls from doctors after the death of some celebrities, this especially happened as a result of doctors over prescribing opiates to their high profile patients. The doctors were worried about the inevitable jurisdiction as practices such as over prescription or generally a breach in addiction treatment and medical care is illegal. Harry's experience from each case of suicide from overdose on opiates has given him sharp and unique insights on how to deal with future cases. This has earned him courtesy from policymakers and regulators at every federal agency.
Harry explains why most people turn to opiates and live a life of addiction. The main reason being to escape physical and psychological or emotional pain. He acknowledges the efforts of the medical sector to fight this problem. He also points out their weaknesses and the things they are doing wrong. He backs his thoughts by comparing statistical data on medical records and from real life experiences. Harry details the evolution of drugs from Heroin and Cocaine to synthetic drugs like Fentanyl and Carfentanil. I must say I did not know Fentanyl is almost thirty five times more powerful than Heroine or that Carfentanil is a hundred times more powerful than Fentanyl.
The United States of Opioids is just what you might be looking for if you are after the facts about the Opioid crisis in The United States and perhaps the rest of the world, and probably what humanly possible measures can be effective enough to curb or reduce the magnitude of this issue. Despite the fact that The United Stats of Opioids is a nonfiction book, Harry Nelson's style of writing and choice of words make it a lively book, I did not expect much but boring facts about the whole subject of drugs, my expectations proved to be very low as I found the book worth my time.
I did not find any error in the book and in my opinion The United States of Opioids was exceptionally and professionally edited. I did not see anything bad about the book. People struggling with addiction, those who have lost their loved ones to addiction and generally those who enjoy reading nonfiction books will love this book. I rate it 3 out of 4 stars.
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The United States of Opioids
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon