<strong>An incisive essential guide to understanding one of today's most urgent -- and complex -- problems. </strong><em>The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know&#174;</em> is an accessible nonpartisan overview of the causes politics and treatments tied to the most devastating health crisis of our time. Its comprehensive approach and Q&amp;A format offer readers a practical path to understanding the epidemic from all sides.Written by two expert physicians and enriched with stories from their experiences on the front lines of this epidemic this book is a critical resource for any general reader -- and for the individuals and families fighting this fight in their own lives.